<p>The Navi Mumbai police in Maharashtra have registered a case after a security guard was injured by four men when he stopped them from beating a dog, an official said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The security guard was on night duty with another watchman at the main entrance of a company in Turbhe MIDC when he was attacked, he said.</p>.<p>The official said four men showed up near the main gate around 5 am on Wednesday, prompting a dog kept by the company for security to bark at them.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/inspector-constable-held-for-taking-rs-2-lakh-bribe-in-mumbai-1237188.html" target="_blank">Inspector, constable held for taking Rs 2 lakh bribe in Mumbai</a></strong></p>.<p>The four then caught hold of the dog and started beating it with iron rods, said the station house officer at Turbhe police station citing the complaint.</p>.<p>The two security guards rushed towards the four and prevented them from hitting the dog.</p>.<p>As the dog kept barking despite the four retreating, one of them picked a stone and hurled it towards the main gate and fled. The stone hit one of the security guards in the forehead, injuring him.</p>.<p>The guard was admitted to a hospital where police recorded his statement.</p>.<p>“A case has been registered against four unidentified persons. We are scanning footage from CCTV cameras in the area to identify the miscreants. No arrests have been made,” the official said.</p>
<p>The Navi Mumbai police in Maharashtra have registered a case after a security guard was injured by four men when he stopped them from beating a dog, an official said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The security guard was on night duty with another watchman at the main entrance of a company in Turbhe MIDC when he was attacked, he said.</p>.<p>The official said four men showed up near the main gate around 5 am on Wednesday, prompting a dog kept by the company for security to bark at them.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/inspector-constable-held-for-taking-rs-2-lakh-bribe-in-mumbai-1237188.html" target="_blank">Inspector, constable held for taking Rs 2 lakh bribe in Mumbai</a></strong></p>.<p>The four then caught hold of the dog and started beating it with iron rods, said the station house officer at Turbhe police station citing the complaint.</p>.<p>The two security guards rushed towards the four and prevented them from hitting the dog.</p>.<p>As the dog kept barking despite the four retreating, one of them picked a stone and hurled it towards the main gate and fled. The stone hit one of the security guards in the forehead, injuring him.</p>.<p>The guard was admitted to a hospital where police recorded his statement.</p>.<p>“A case has been registered against four unidentified persons. We are scanning footage from CCTV cameras in the area to identify the miscreants. No arrests have been made,” the official said.</p>