4 men assault Hongasandra resident after communication errorA techie was allegedly assaulted by four men, allegedly because he did not respond to them in Kannada. The incident took place in Hongasandra last week. Police, however, say the victim had responded rudely to a query and that’s how the fight began. Raj Aryan (24), who hails from Bihar, stays in Hongasandra. Around 11.30 pm, Aryan was hanging out near his house and was speaking on his mobile.Four men stopped Aryan and asked him something in Kannada. When Aryan told the men that he could not understand Kannada, the men, who were allegedly high on some intoxicants, assaulted Aryan badly. Aryan has suffered an injury in his ear and was left bleeding profusely. He managed to dial 100 and alert the police, who were on night patrol. Surprisingly the accused who assaulted Aryan didn’t run away from the spot and were present when cops arrived.Raj Aryan told Bangalore Mirror, “I really don’t know why those boys assaulted me. I was speaking on the phone when they asked me something in Kannada. I couldn’t understand what they were asking me, so I told them that I’m an outsider and don’t understand the local language. All of a sudden, they became furious and assaulted me.”He said the assault was not with any other motive and that the men had not come to snatch his mobile or money. “They were under the influence of alcohol or some substance. Later I was taken to hospital by the police officials,” he said.When Mirror contacted the Bommanahalli police station, however, there was a different version. The police official said, “The four accused are from Chamarajanagar and were looking for an address. They saw the complainant and asked him about it in Kannada. The complainant got irritated. Even the complainant has admitted that he scolded them in Hindi, due to which a fight broke out between them. The accused were taken into custody soon.” An FIR was registered at Bommanahalli police station under Sections 341(Punishment for wrongful restraint), 323 (Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) and 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace).