Four women in her locality picked up a fight with the victim over the stray dog she used to take care of. (Image for representation)

A Mumbai woman died of a heart attack hours after she was beaten up by her neighbours on Tuesday. The reason for the assault? The constant barking of the victim's dog.

According to reports, four women in Mumbai's Dombivli beat up 35-year-old Nagamma Shetty because they were annoyed by the constant barking of her dog.

Shetty, a widow, used to live with her daughter in a chawl in Manpada. Four women in her locality picked up a fight with her over the stray dog she used to take care of.

On Tuesday, the group allegedly assaulted Shetty and hit her on her chest.

After the incident, Shetty went to the local police station to file a case. The police asked her to get a check-up done at a hospital but she went home.

Speaking to media, DCP Vivek Pansare said, "The victim had a scuffle with the accused, for which she lodged a police complaint. She was then asked to go to the hospital but she went to her home instead. Later she had chest pain, went to the hospital and died there. Postmortem report states she died of a heart attack."

As of now, the police has filed a case of accidental death in the matter.