Official assaulted during electoral roll revision at D.J. Halli in Bengaluru, FIR registered
A government official deputed for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka was allegedly assaulted while on duty at D.J. Halli in
A government official deputed for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka was allegedly assaulted while on duty at D.J. Halli in Bengaluru on July 29, leading to the registration of an FIR against four persons. According to the FIR registered by DJ Halli Police, the complainant, Pakeerappa (37), is a superintendent with the Karnataka Slum Development Board. He had been appointed as the supervising officer for 11 Booth Level Officers (BLOs) carrying out the SIR process in Ward No. 47 of Pulikeshinagar Assembly constituency.
The alleged assault took place around 1.30 p.m. on July 29 near Kousar Masjid, 18th Cross, Roshan Nagar, DJ Halli, when the official was inspecting the ongoing SIR work. The FIR states that two youths, identified as Yarab (A1) and Dastagir (A2), allegedly picked an argument with a BLO after being told to collect their enumeration forms from Jayanagar, where they claimed to be residing. When Pakeerappa intervened and questioned why they were creating a disturbance, one of the accused allegedly asked, “Who are you to question us?” before punching him in the mouth, causing his lip to bleed.
The second accused allegedly assaulted him further. By-standers intervened and separated the two parties. The injured official informed his superiors, received treatment at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Hospital, and later lodged a complaint at D.J. Halli Police Station. Police have registered a case against Yarab, Dastagir, Iqbal (A3), and another unidentified person (A4), under Sections 121(1) (voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from duty), 132 (assault or criminal force against a public servant), 352, and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
Further investigation is underway.
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