Delhi Police arrested a beauty parlour owner for allegedly setting her dog on her employee who was asking for her salary dues. According to a report in The Indian Express, police said that 39-year-old victim Sapna was injured and received at least 15 stitches on her face and neck.

Sapna was working at the Malviya Nagar palour in South Delhi for and left the job on March 22, couple of days before the nationwide lockdown was imposed. She had worked at the parlour for one-and-a-half months.

“On Thursday, the woman lodged a complaint where she stated that one Rajni provoked her dog to bite her when she went to ask for her dues. A case under IPC sections 289 (negligent conduct with respect to animal) and 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide) has been registered and the accused has been arrested,” DCP (South) Atul Kumar Thakur was quoted in The Indian Express report.

“In her complaint, Sapna alleged when she asked her employer, Rajni, about her dues on June 11, Rajni called her to her house in Khirki Extension. The victim went to Rajni’s house, where she was asked by the woman to do some work for money. When the victim refused to do so, the woman threatened her and set her dog to attack her,” a senior police officer was quoted in the report.

The complainant Sapna was rushed to Madan Mohan Malaviya Hospital, from where she was referred to Safdarjung Hospital.