Bengaluru, An IAF officer was allegedly assaulted and verbally abused by a bunch of Kannada-speaking people who chased him on a motorcycle in Bengaluru early Monday morning, police mentioned.
IAF officer alleges assault in Bengaluru; FIR registered towards unknown individuals
The incident occurred whereas he was on his option to the airport together with his spouse, who can also be an Indian Air Drive officer.
Primarily based on a grievance filed by the person’s spouse, Squadron Chief Madhumita Dutta, a case has been registered on the Byappanahalli police station towards unknown people, police added.
Wing Commander Shiladitya Bose alleged that he was attacked and verbally abused in a street rage incident by males who adopted them on a two-wheeler.
He shared a video on Instagram narrating the sequence of occasions and displaying accidents on his face and neck, with blood visibly oozing from the injuries.
“We stay in DRDO, CV Raman Nagar Phase 1. This morning, my wife was driving me to the airport when a bike came from behind and blocked our car. I will share the dash cam footage too. One of the riders started abusing me in Kannada. Noticing the DRDO sticker on my car, he said, ‘You DRDO people’, followed by more abuse in Kannada. He then abused my wife. I couldn’t bear it,” he alleged within the video.
Recounting the assault, Bose claimed, “When I got out of the car, he immediately hit me on the forehead with his keys. I stood there, shouting, asking if this is how people treat someone from the Army or Defence Forces. More individuals gathered and began abusing us.”
Additional, he mentioned, “That man even picked up a stone and tried to damage my car. When I tried to stop him, he hit me again. You can see the blood—this is what happened. Thankfully, my wife was there to get me out.”
Bose additionally claimed that they went to the police station however didn’t obtain speedy assist.
“But this is what Karnataka has become. I believed in this state, but after today’s incident, I’m shocked. God help us. God give me the strength not to retaliate. But if law and order fail, I will retaliate,” Bose alleged within the video.
Whereas the precise location is but to be formally confirmed, the officer acknowledged that the incident occurred on the route from CV Raman Nagar to the airport.
In a second video posted later, Bose revealed he was headed to Kolkata to go to his ailing father. He described the assault as a “shocking” episode that deeply impacted him and his household.