road rage

Marathahalli bridge

water tanker driver

Baba

A 43-year-old software professional was reportedly manhandled and hit on his face by the driver of a water tanker, in a case of intensifiedon the. The victim had stopped his car on the road after another car bumped into his car. The victim then got out of his car and discussed the issue with the driver of the car which had collided with him and took photos of the collision. When he returned to his car and was about to drive away, the driver of a water tanker, who was not involved in the collision with the two drivers, allegedly manhandled the victim.Thewas angry that the victim had blocked the road and that had affected the flow of traffic. He also accused North Indians like him of coming to the city and adding to its problems.The victim has been identified as Amitabh Singh, a resident of SaiTemple Road, near Kundalahalli Gate. Singh was beaten up on the Marathahalli bridge on Monday morning at around 8.50 am. While he was driving towards the Marathahalli bridge from the Kundalahalli Gate, a yellow board car behind him, bumped into the victim’s car. After Singh stopped the car to check the collision and returned to drive away, the incident occurred.“After I returned to my car and was about to drive away, the driver of a water tanker came towards me and started abusing me. He said something about North Indians, and asked if the road belonged to my father since I had stopped the car on the road to check on the collision. He started hitting me on my face and even when I started bleeding, he did not stop,” Amitabh Singh told Bangalore Mirror.When the accused driver started to flee, Singh rushed to a traffic policeman seeking help. The traffic cop stopped the water tanker and caught hold of the driver and reported the matter to his counterparts.“The driver of the water tanker who has been identified as Kumar of Marathahalli, has been arrested and remanded in judicial custody. The water tanker has been seized. The driver claimed that since the victim blocked the road, he was delayed in making a delivery to a nearby apartment complex,” said an officer who is a part of investigations.The Marathahalli police has registered a case of intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace (IPC 504), causing hurt by dangerous weapons (IPC 324) and causing hurt (IPC 323). Further investigations are on.