An electricity department staffer who entered a house in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior district to take a power consumption reading sustained serious injuries after being attacked by a homeowner’s three dogs, police said on Friday.
Police are currently attempting to trace Tomar to place him under arrest. Tomar allegedly warned the two employees never to return. Following the attack, electricity department officials have requested police security for field staff.
Police said the victim, Ravindra Rajawat, suffered at least 17 bite wounds across his body before he was rescued and rushed to a local hospital.
Jitendra Singh, in-charge of the Hazira police station, said a First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against the homeowner, Beeru Tomar, a resident of Indira Nagar. Rajawat told police that he and his colleague, Aditya Singh—both employed by a contractor for the state electricity board—arrived at Tomar’s house to record the meter reading.
