Overview

• A late-night stop in Thiruvanmiyur was recorded as a constable identified as Karthik told a woman feeding stray dogs that harassment happens if people roam after midnight.
• The woman, who says she has fed strays in the area for about two decades, challenged the officer after he told her to stop feeding the dogs for four days so they would stop coming.
• Thiruvanmiyur police reviewed the exchange and have closed the matter with no disciplinary action against the constable.
• Karthik maintains he was misheard and says he warned the woman she could face arrest for being out past midnight.
• Hindustan Times reported the constable briefly took the woman’s phone during the altercation before returning it, a claim not confirmed by other outlets, as the episode fuels debate over women’s mobility and stray-dog management in Chennai.