Chikkamagaluru, Feb 28: Six persons were arrested by the police at Mugtihalli on the outskirts of Chikkamagaluru town on Tuesday morning after a mob assaulted a sub-inspector and his two subordinates following a road rage.
Superintendent of police K Annamalai said that SI Gaviraj and two of his sub ordinates, all in mufti, and a police informer were travelling back to station after seizing copper wire when the incident took place.
“They were in a private car. As they reached Mugtihalli village in Chikkamagaluru taluk their car hit an SUV from behind which led to altercation between the passengers of the two vehicles that ended in assaulting our men,” he said.
SI Gaviraj is injured in his eye and is being treated at a local hospital.
The villagers claim that the group got enraged after the SI allegedly misbehaved with them after hitting their SUV from behind and later pulled out his service gun to threaten them while police argue the SI took out the gun in self-defence after four of them supported by host of villagers manhandled and slapped the SI during the argument.
According to eyewitnesses, Gaviraj identified him as a police official. However, the group of people supporting the SUV driver continued to assault him. The officer took his service revolver from his pocket and that angered them further. The SI called up senior officers over the phone and informed them about the incident.
Within a few minutes, the local people stopped vehicles on the road connecting Chikkamagaluru-Mudigere, forcing senior police officers to reach the spot. The police brought the situation under control and took six people into custody.
Mr. Gaviraj told presspersons that he was returning after an investigation into a theft case reported in his station limits around 9 a.m. when the incident happened. “The SUV in front of me stopped suddenly, forcing me to apply brakes. It was a minor accident with no major damage to the vehicle. The SUV driver picked up an argument and assaulted me. I had to take my service revolver in my hand as it is my duty to safeguard it. I did not threaten anybody of opening fire,” he said.
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We expect stern action on these goondas by SP Annamali for beating and threatening police personnel on duty. These goondas should also be fined heavily and undertaking should be taken that they will not do such thing again and more action will be taken in case of repeating such anti social activity.
SP Annamalai is the right person, to teach a lesson to the saffron goondas of coastal districts .... In this case also, all the goondas will be in jail for atleast one year.......in a previous case, the SP made the goondas to clean the road, filled with firecracker papers .... If we have officers like him in coastal districts, then the GOONDAS will be permanently in rat holes ....
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