Bengaluru: Three held for assaulting a pedestrian without provocation
Three individuals were arrested in Bengaluru for assaulting a pedestrian without provocation. The incident occurred in the early hours of May 20, following a night of partying. Police were alerted after CCTV footage of the assault circulated on social media.
- ▪The accused are identified as Abhishek, Puneeth, and Umesh, all residents of south Bengaluru.
- ▪The assault took place around 4 a.m. on Magadi Venkatappa Road.
- ▪The trio was reportedly inebriated and had damaged a parked two-wheeler before the assault.
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Bengaluru police arrested three persons for allegedly assaulting a pedestrian without provocation and later damaging private property in south Bengaluru’s V.V. Puram on May 20.The accused have been identified as Abhishek, 26, Puneeth, 27, and Umesh, 26, all friends and residents of south Bengaluru. The incident unfolded around 4 a.m. on May 20 when the victim was passing by Magadi Venkatappa Road.According to the police, the trio had partied earlier in the night and arrived at the location in an inebriated condition. “Abhishek had an ongoing family dispute, which was the reason behind the incident.
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