India, May 13 -- Days after a scuffle broke out between residents and a security guard in west Delhi's Kirti Nagar over alleged assault and killing of a street dog, the Delhi Police on Tuesday said they have filed cases against the guard and a woman who slapped him.

At around 7.40pm on Friday, a resident from Ramesh Nagar in west called the police alleging that a security guard from J block was seen assaulting a street dog with an iron rod. Police said the dog had sustained severe injuries and was being taken to a private veterinary doctor, while several residents took the security guard to the Kirti Nagar police station and assaulted him.

A purported video of the incident, shared on social media, shows a woman slapping and assaulting t...