The RMC Yard police have arrested a 22-year-old motorcycle rider for allegedly creating ruckus on the busy Goraguntepalya junction and verbally abusing a woman IPS officer after allegedly damaging her car in a road accident on Wednesday.
The accused G. Abhishek, a resident of Sapthagiri Layout in Chikkabanavara and son of a Charted Accountant allegedly claimed to have high level contacts and even allegedly threatened traffic policeman who tried to pacify him.
Based on the complaint by the driver of the IPS officer, the police arrested the accused charged him under section 509 (insult the modesty of a woman), 504 ( provoke breach of the peace), and section 353 (criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of duty) of the IPC.
The incident occurred when V.J. Shobha Rani, who is presently posted as Superintendent of Police in the Bangalore Metropolitan Task Force was heading to office in her official car on Wednesday. The accused, reportedly riding his bike in a rash and negligent manner rammed into the vehicle near Goraguntepalya Junction. The officer asked the driver to park the vehicle on the roadside and to check the damage. The accused started shouting at the officer’s driver. The officer who was in the vehicle got down and tried to reason with the accused but he allegedly started abusing the officer in filthy language and threatened her.
The traffic police personnel manning the junction rushed to the spot, but they too were allegedly abused by the rider. Later, the accused along with his bike was brought to the jurisdictional RMC Yard police station.
