Pramesh S Jain
The Electronic City police have arrested three men for allegedly assaulting a man and running him over with a car,dragging him for around 100 metres and causing his death after he signalled the driver to slow down.
The fourth accused, identified as Shyam Kohar,is absconding.
The arrested accused have been identified as Ajay Rabidas,26,Sajal Namasudra 19 and Bijoy Ray,27,all natives of Assam.
The deceased,Ranjith Kumar Sahu,hailed from Bihar, police said.
Senior officer told reporters that the incident occurred near Pragathi Nagar,within the limits of Electronic City police station,on the night of October 21.
Ranjith was working as a cook at a paying guest accommodation in BTM Layout.
According to the complaint filed by his friend,Nitish Mukhiya,Ranjith had come to Electronic City to celebrate the Dasara festival.
After celebrating with friends,he was walking with them to his brother’s house in Pragathipura,where they planned to spend the night.
While they were crossing the road,a white coloured car allegedly approached at high speed.
When Ranjith signalled the driver to slow down,the occupants of the car reportedly became angry,took a U-turn and assaulted him.
Following the assault,Nitish alerted his friends,who arrived at the spot.An argument broke out between the two groups,during which the accused allegedly attempted to run the group over with the car.
While the others managed to move aside,the vehicle hit Ranjith.
The accused allegedly drove over his legs and dragged him for around 100 metres before abandoning him in the middle of the Hosur service road and fleeing.
Ranjith suffered severe injuries to his head,chest,right leg and other parts of his body.
He was shifted to a private hospital in Madiwala for treatment but succumbed to his injuries on October 22.
Based on Nitish’s complaint,police registered a case against unidentified persons and launched an investigation.
After examining CCTV footage and recording eyewitness statements,police arrested the three accused.
Efforts are under way to trace and arrest the absconding accused,Shyam Kohar he added.
