India, March 10 -- More than 150 house helps and cleaners blocked both entrances of the Orchid Petals society in Sector 49 on Monday to protest the alleged assault of a colleague by her employer's wife, following an incident involving a pet dog. The protest began around 7am and continued until about 11.30am, dispersing only after police intervention.

The victim, Shankari Bari Seth, 33, from Sundarban in West Bengal, alleged that a small dog belonging to her employer in Tower 7 bit her right arm on March 5, police said. "She had complained to the employer's wife, but she brushed away the matter, citing that no bleeding had taken place. The dog tried to bite me on the leg on the very next day when I hit it to safeguard myself," Seth told H...