Vinod M Jain
A former BBMP member has lodged a police complaint alleging that he was brutally assaulted by a group of Congress workers during polling for the Bengaluru Teachers’ Constituency Legislative Council election at an engineering college in Mallathahalli on Friday.
The complainant,Govindaraju,55,a resident of Jnanabharathinagar and former BBMP member representing Ward 129,alleged that the incident occurred around 11.35 am at the polling centre at Ambedkar College of Engineering in Mallathahalli,within the Rajarajeshwari Assembly constituency.
According to the complaint filed at Annapoorneshwari Nagar police station on October 23,Rajarajeshwarinagar MLA Munirathna had visited the polling centre to interact with party workers when a group of Congress workers allegedly confronted him and attempted to assault him.
Govindaraju alleged that during the incident,a person identified as Kottigepalya Shekhar struck him near his left eye with his hand before picking up a stone lying nearby and hitting him on the face.
He suffered serious facial injuries and bleeding, besides pain on the left side of his head,and allegedly lost consciousness for a few minutes.
The complainant further alleged that Shekhar,Velu Nayakar,Mohanakumara,G.K.
He claimed that some of the accused shouted that he should be killed.The complaint also alleged that a group of Congress workers carrying party flags and sticks attacked him and other party workers and threw eggs during the confrontation.
Govindaraju said he later went to K.C.General Hospital, where he received preliminary treatment,before approaching the police to lodge the complaint.He has sought legal action against those allegedly involved in the assault.
