A dispute between two neighbours over a pet dog inside a residential elevator escalated into a physical altercation at Windsor Paradise Society in Raj Nagar Extension, Ghaziabad, leading police to register a case against one of the two women involved. The incident occurred on September 12 at around 3 pm and was captured on CCTV footage that surfaced online the following day, quickly going viral and drawing widespread attention to the confrontation between two residents of the high-rise complex. According to the complaint filed by one of the women involved, identified as school teacher Hina Bari, she returned home after finishing work at a school in Indirapuram and entered the society's lift area at around 3 pm.

She alleged that a fellow resident, identified as Shweta Sube, was already inside the lift with her pet dog and was preventing her and other residents from entering alongside the animal. This, according to Bari's account, sparked an argument between the two women that quickly grew heated. The CCTV footage from inside and around the lift shows Sube, who appears to be holding a wooden stick reportedly used to handle the dog, physically blocking Bari from entering.

Despite the obstruction, Bari is seen managing to get inside the lift moments later. The situation escalated rapidly from there. The footage shows Sube allegedly using the stick to strike Bari during the standoff. Outside the lift, a man and a security guard can be seen speaking with Sube in an apparent attempt to de-escalate the situation and calm her down, though their intervention does not appear to have stopped the confrontation.

As the lift doors close, the two women are seen engaged in a physical scuffle, with Sube appearing to slap Bari, who then retaliates. Bari has further alleged that during the altercation she was pulled by her hair, in addition to being struck and slapped multiple times, according to her written complaint to police.

Following the incident, Bari approached the Nandgram police station and submitted a formal complaint seeking registration of a case and legal action against Sube. Police confirmed that a case was registered under sections 115(2) and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the criminal code that replaced the Indian Penal Code. Section 115(2) pertains to voluntarily causing hurt, while section 352 addresses intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of peace.

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Both provisions are classified as non-cognisable offences, meaning police are not authorised to launch an investigation or make an arrest without first obtaining permission from a court, a procedural distinction that will shape how the case proceeds. Police said on Monday that the matter remains under investigation, with officers reviewing the CCTV footage recovered from the society and collecting statements from residents who may have witnessed the incident or its aftermath.

Authorities noted that the roles played by both women during the escalation would be examined as part of the process, and that further legal steps would depend on the evidence gathered, including the footage and any additional accounts that emerge. As of Monday, no arrests had been made in connection with the case, consistent with the non-cognisable nature of the charges filed.

The episode has drawn renewed attention to recurring friction in gated residential societies across the National Capital Region over the use of shared spaces such as lifts, particularly where pets are involved. Similar disputes have periodically surfaced in housing complexes in and around Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad in recent years, occasionally triggering protests or drawing significant social media attention once CCTV footage is made public.

Many such societies have adopted specific rules governing when and how pets can be taken into shared lifts, often requiring leashes or muzzles, though enforcement and awareness of these rules can vary widely between residents. The Windsor Paradise incident is likely to reignite discussion among residents' welfare associations about clearer protocols for pet owners and other occupants sharing common facilities, even as the police investigation into the specific altercation between Bari and Sube continues.

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