A 55-year-old housewife was hit on the head with an iron hammer by her domestic help on Tuesday, after a heated argument between the duo at her Altamount Road residence in south Mumbai. The help, who had started work recently, is on the run after the incident. A team from Gamdevi police station is already in Tamil Nadu, where the accused hails from.

The Gamdevi police have registered an attempt to murder case against the house help only identified as Vijay. The victim, Pallavi Nitin Zaveri, is currently recuperating at Jaslok Hospital, while the weapon, an iron hammer, has been seized by the police.