Surat: Street fight over feeding dogs spills onto police station

SURAT: A couple was booked in Adajan police station on Tuesday for allegedly hitting a 24-year-old woman who was out feeding street dogs. Accused couple, Mehul Patel and his wife, warned complainant Trisha Patel of dire consequences if she continued to feed the dogs.
In a counter complaint, Trisha was also booked for allegedly attacking the couple. Registering both the complaint police started an investigation into the matter.
Police booked the accused for voluntarily causing hurt, intentional insult and criminal intimidation under Indian Penal Code. A video of the incident went viral on social media after which the woman lodged the complaint with the police. Trisha is a student and preparing for the medical entrance exam.
In the video, the accused are heard threatening the woman and were seen later snatching her phone. It was returned to her after the victim pleaded. In her complaint, Trisha alleged that she was hit by Mehul’s wife.
Trisha told the cops that she had gone to buy milk from a grocery shop, when the couple, residents of Nakshatra View apartment, going on their vehicle stopped near her and started to blame her alleging that she kept feeding the street dogs which are creating trouble in the area. They asked her to take the dogs home if she wanted to feed them.
Meanwhile, she started taking a video of the couple after which Patel got angry and got down from his moped and started beating the dogs. Later his wife snatched Trisha’s phone and shouted at her.
In the counter complaint, Trisha was booked for hurting the couple and insulting them.