A 26-year-old man in Hyderabad was arrested Monday after he allegedly bit off a woman’s index finger during a heated argument over house rent. The Madhuranagar police arrested the man based on a complaint lodged by the woman.
The police said the accused, Hemanth, a sales executive, and his wife, Mamatha, lived on rent at Sujitha’s home in Jawahar Nagar until recently. The couple vacated the house in April, and recommended their friend Supriya as a potential tenant. After moving into the house, and staying for a month, Supriya suddenly left without paying any rent.
On May 17, Mamatha, who runs a private chit fund, called Sujitha, and asked her to pay her the monthly instalment. The house owners were to pay an amount of Rs 30,000 to the couple as part of a chit business. According to the police, they told the couple that they would deduct Rs 5,000, and pay them the remaining amount, as Supriya had not paid the rent.
The couple reached the house, and a scuffle broke out between Mamatha and Sujitha’s mother, Latha, 45, over the rent and chit fund instalment. During the argument, according to the complaint, Latha’s index finger was bitten off by Hemanth. The woman was taken to a hospital, and after treatment, she was told by the doctors that the part of the finger which was cut could not be attached.
A case was registered against Hemanth under sections 118(2) (voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), 292 (punishment for public nuisance), 79 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), read with 3(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Following this, Hemanth was arrested and remanded in judicial custody.
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