Bengaluru: Man fails to repay Rs. 4000; caged-in with dogs
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Hareesh, a 32-year-old daily wage worker, was allegedly locked in a dog-cage in Karnataka's Madikeri town by former employer Kishan as he failed to repay a Rs. 4,000 loan.
He was brutally attacked by three pet dogs left by Kishan and his associate Madhu.
Hareesh filed an FIR but police said there was some confusion over the attack.
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