Thane woman hurls casteist slurs, beats children after dispute over pet dog

The accused reacted violently after a group of women complained that her cat was being an annoyance.

A woman in Thane, Maharashtra, has been charged by the police with hitting three young children and using casteist epithets against her neighbors following an argument over her pet dog.

A group of women confronted the accused on Friday, claiming that her pet dog was causing trouble in their neighborhood. However, the woman responded angrily to their grievance and insulted them with casteist epithets.

In addition, she accused her neighbor's kids of making noise, arguing that they were upsetting her beloved dog and allegedly assaulting the three children, who were ages three, seven, and eight.