Bank executive seeking a credit card defaulter was assaulted by a man he mistakenly approached and the man’s Rottweiler

HYDERABAD: What began as a routine debt collection turned into chaos on Thursday when a bank executive was assaulted—not just by a man he mistook for a customer, but also by the man’s Rottweiler, which sank its teeth into his leg during the confrontation.The incident occurred around 4.30 pm in Jawahar Nagar under the Madhura Nagar police station limits, leaving K Satyanarayana, 39, an RBL bank executive, injured and shaken.According to police, Satyanarayana was on duty trying to locate one B Nandivardhan Rao, a customer with a pending 2 lakh credit card bill. Unable to pinpoint the address, he began asking around in the neighbourhood.A tenant pointed him towards a man named ‘Nandu’ who lived on the building’s first floor, unaware that Nandu was actually Sekhar, and not Nandivardhan. Trusting the lead, Satyanarayana climbed the stairs and was informed by a relative that the person was not home.As Satyanarayana descended and prepared to leave, Sekhar confronted him on the ground floor, irate over the insinuation that he was a defaulter. According to police, Sekhar learned from his family members that a bank executive had come by, inquiring about him and claiming he had a pending credit card bill. “Angered by what he saw as a baseless accusation, Sekhar confronted the bank executive,” said sub-inspector SNG Avinash Babu.Despite the banker identifying himself and explaining the confusion, things spiralled fast. “He slapped me twice, smashed my phone, and then pushed his dog towards me. The Rottweiler lunged and bit my left leg,” Satyanarayana said in his complaint to police.Bruised and bitten, Satyanarayana rushed to a nearby private hospital and called his manager and colleagues for backup. After treatment, they went straight to Madhura Nagar police station and lodged a complaint.Police booked Sekhar under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including 115(2)–voluntarily causing hurt, 126(1)–wrongful restraint, 324(2)–mischief and 291–negligent conduct with respect to an animal.“This was a case of mistaken identity. The bank executive was looking for someone else but approached Sekhar by mistake,” said Avinash Babu. “The dog was not on a leash. Sekhar admitted the pet followed him downstairs and bit the man during the heated exchange. The dog was vaccinated,” the SI said.Police issued Sekhar a notice under section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, recorded his statement, and released him.