Pramesh S Jain
FIR registered against Vikas Marmat and three others at Cubbon Park police station
An IAS officer and three others have been booked for allegedly assaulting a police inspector and other personnel,abusing them and obstructing them from discharging their duties during a late-night inspection at a pub in Bengaluru.
The case was registered at the Cubbon Park police station on October 10 against Vikas Marmat,an IAS officer serving as Special Officer of the Kuppam Area Development Authority,and three others identified as Abhay Uday Singh,Nitish and Roshan.
According to the FIR,the incident occurred between 1 am and 1.30 am on October 10 at Cavour Bar and Restaurant,within the Cubbon Park police station limits.
Police Inspector Arun Salunke of the Special Enquiry Wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB),who is the complainant,stated that he and his team were conducting late-night inspections of bars and restaurants under the Cubbon Park and Ashok Nagar police station limits on the directions of the Bengaluru City Police Commissioner.
When the team reached the pub at around 1.30 am and began checking customers’ identity cards to verify their ages, four men allegedly picked a quarrel with Salunke and other police personnel over a trivial issue.
The accused allegedly abused the inspector and his colleagues in foul language,assaulted them and threatened them, besides obstructing the police from performing their official duties, the complaint stated.
The FIR has been registered under Sections 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of peace), 132 (assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of duty) and 3(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Salunke reportedly underwent medical treatment following the alleged assault and subsequently approached the police station to lodge the complaint.
The FIR records that he had been on duty throughout October 9 and submitted the complaint after receiving treatment and rest.Further investigation is under way.
