A 32-year-old businessman and his father allegedly attacked a woman sub-inspector and two other police personnel when the trio visited their house to follow up on a complaint by a neighbour that he was beating his wife. The alleged incident took place on Wednesday morning.
The accused, Revanth and his father Srinivasalu, were arrested after additional personnel arrived at the spot. The duo were taken to the police station.
Constables Manjunath and Anil Kumar attached to HSR Layout Police Station, were on patrol duty when they received an alert from the control room around 2.45 a.m. about a woman being beaten up in her house.
When they responded and went to the address, they saw that the door was locked from inside. Through the windows, they saw tw o men beating a woman. The constables ordered the men to open the door.
Revanth and Srinivasalu allegedly started physically assaulting the police. The two constables alerted the control room. Sub-Inspector Paul Priya Kumar responded and went to the spot. In her complaint, she said that the duo attacked her too, all the while abusing the police.
With the help of additional personnel, the two accused were taken into custody. Revanth’s wife Rooparani told the police that she was often the victim of domestic violence.
Her husband and father-in-law were arrested and charged under Sections 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of duty) and 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) of the Indian Penal Code. They have been remanded in judicial custody.
