Pramesh S Jain & Yogesh K Porwar
Two beat constables who confronted an armed habitual offender pinned him down after a tough fight for 20 minutes in Chamarajpet police station rajapet in the wee hours of Thursday.
Shivaprasad Danareddy and his colleague Vijay Kumar were on night patrolling when the duo confronted a man moving suspiciously at around 3.45 am .
The duo questioned him and tried to take his details on Mobile Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (MCCTNS) app they carried .
Enraged by this the accused started abusing the duo verbally stating that the police are troubling him and said that he was recently released on bail.
When the duo countered him,the accused suddenly pulled a chopper from his shirt and attacked them.
Shivaprasad sustained head injuries while Vijay Kumar right hand had a cut injuries due to the sudden attack .
However the duo managed to give a tough fight for 20 minutes and managed to pin him down with the help of a passers-by.
The duo informed the control room and a Hoysala patrolling vehicle rushed as back up to take the accused to the police station.
Inquiries revealed that the accused identified as Afrid Khan,27 from JJ Nagar is a habitual offender involved in multiple criminal cases .
Bengaluru City Police Commissioner,B Dayananda,Addl CP West,Satheesh Kumar,DCP, West division,Laxman B Nimbargi,appreciate the duo for their brave act while the accused was booked under attempt to Murder, assaulting public servant while on duty and also under Arms act.
