Bengaluru road rage: A new twist has now come to light in the road rage dispute in Bengaluru. The police has registered a case of Attempted to Murder on the Indian Air Force Wing Commander Shiladitya Bose. Earlier, where the Wing Commander alleged that he was attacked by a Kannada man. He also posted a video. However, another aspect of this case has also come out. On the basis of CCTV footage and statements of eyewitnesses, it was found that the wing commander also killed the person in front. On this, the victim named Vikas Kumar told the police the whole thing, on the basis of which the police registered a case.
Road rage incident is from CV Raman Nagar in Bangalore. Where the Air Force Officer from DRDO Colony was going towards the airport with his wife Squadron Leader Madhumita Bose. On the way, a bike rider (Vikas Kumar) stopped his car and stopped in front of him and allegedly started abusing Kannada language. Wing commander Bose posted a video on social media claimed that the person looked at the sticker of DRDO on his car and said – “You are from DRDO, this is Kannada land. I will see you.” After this, he attacked the head of the wing commander with the key of the car, causing bleeding.
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The other side surfaced from social media
The next day of the incident, a CCTV footage went viral, in which it was observed that Wing Commander Bose and bike riders were assaulting each other. It is seen in the video that the wing commander first pushed the bike rider, then punched it in anger, causing him to fall to the ground. Then the person also got up and saw Bose kicking. According to the police, the two sides attacked each other and this is a classic case of road rage.
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Vikas Kumar lodged a complaint
A few hours after the incident, bike rider Vikas Kumar also lodged a police complaint, on the basis of which an FIR was lodged against Wing Commander Shiladitya Bose in serious sections of IPC. Section 308 (attempt to murder), section 323 (hurt) and section 504 (intentionally insulting). Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Devraj D said that this is not a case of Kannada vs non-Kannada, but a common road dispute, which was incorrectly given ethnic color on social media.
Police stance and further investigation
Bangalore Police Commissioner B.K. While talking to the media, Dayanand said that before putting any video on social media, people should inform the police, so that unilateral rhetoric can be avoided. He also said that adequate video footage has been received from both sides and the police will conduct a fair investigation. He made it clear that the investigation is still in the initial phase and further action will be based on the evidence.
Madhumita Bose’s statement
Squadron leader Madhumita Bose, who was driving. He told the police that the bike rider was driving fast and almost collided with his car. According to him, the person stopped his bike in front of the car and then abused both. He said that when her husband came out of the car, the person attacked with a stone and the crowd also started beating.