Hyderabad:
A 26-year-old man in Hyderabad is said to have bit a woman's finger during a heated argument about a monetary dispute, the police said on Monday.
The incident happened on May 17 and the accused, an employee at a private company, was arrested after a case against him and his wife was registered on the basis of the complaint by the victim's daughter, they said.
The accused couple was tenants in the residence of the 45-year-old woman and her daughter, but had left the house in April, a police officer said at the Madhura Nagar police station.
The homeowners had to pay an amount of RS 30,000 to the pair as part of a Chit company, the police said.
They told the couple that they would deduct RS 5,000 and pay the remaining amount if one of their famous people who had previously stayed in their house had not paid any rent, the police said.
Following this couple went to the woman's house. A battle broke out between them and in which the accused bit the finger of the woman and part of it fell, the police said.
The woman was taken to a hospital and after the treatment the doctors were told that the part of the finger that was cut cannot be confirmed, they said.
After this, the woman's daughter filed a complaint against the couple and a case was registered against them, after which the man was arrested and sent to prison, the police said.
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