A 23-year-old youth from Arunachal Pradesh sustained injuries after he was allegedly pushed out of a moving autorickshaw in Koramangala on Friday night.
The victim, Khuadam Khangham, who is working as waiter in a pub, was returning to his home when the incident happened. A native of Ozakho village, Longding district in Arunachal Pradesh, he had come to the city four months ago and was staying in Vivek Nagar with his friends.
According to the police, Khangham was found lying on the road with severe injuries and was rushed to NIMHAS, where he is being treated.
Initially, as a medico-legal case, the traffic police had taken it up as accident and verified the CCTV footage. It was then taken up by Koramangala police, who have registered a case under IPC section 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means). The investigation is on. The CCTV footages have been sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory to identify the attackers, a senior police officer said.
The police are waiting for Khangham to recover to record his statement. The doctors at NIMHAS said that he was out of danger, a police officer said.
Meanwhile, Gabriel D. Wangsu, Member of Legislative Assembly from AP alleged that it was a racial attack . “The nature of injuries don’t look like from an accident. It was a murderous attack,” he said in a statement, adding that Robin Hibu, IGP AP, was informed about the incident and has been requested to initiate necessary action and work with police authorities in Karnataka.
