Gurugram, March 10 -- More than 150 house helps and cleaners blocked both entrances of the Orchid Petals society in Sector 49 on Monday to protest the alleged assault of a colleague by her employer's wife, following an incident involving a pet dog. The protest began around 7am and continued until about 11.30am, dispersing only after police intervention. The victim, Shankari Bari Seth, 33, from Sundarban in West Bengal, alleged that a small dog belonging to her employer in Tower 7 bit her right arm on March 5, police said. "She had complained to the employer's wife, but she brushed away the matter, citing that no bleeding had taken place. The dog tried to bite me on the leg on the very next day when I hit it to safeguard myself," Seth told HT, adding that he works for several other families in the society. Seth alleged that the employer's wife then assaulted her. "The employer's wife was enraged, and she had slapped me while I was engaged in the cleaning work inside the bathroom," she said. She further claimed the employer's wife later filed a police complaint accusing her of assaulting the dog. "Police asked me not to come to the society, and security guards at the entrance had barred me from entering from March 6, after which the protest took place. I wanted an apology from the wife of my employer," she said. Sanjeet Chaudhary, the society administrator, said neither party had approached management. "Had any of the sides approached the management, we would have resolved it at its root," he said, adding that a resident cannot bar a house helper unilaterally without any objection from other families where the helper works. He said the protest also raised broader demands. "They demanded a minimum wage of Rs.8,000 and four offs every month and that residents should apologise to them in cases of misbehaviour," he said, noting the victim did not lodge a written complaint. Sandeep Turan, spokesperson of Gurugram police, said no formal complaint had been received from either side. "The protestors cleared the entrances peacefully after intervention."...