A Hindu tea vendor in Bengaluru, severely assaulted by Karnataka Police !

• The assault is claimed to have occurred for keeping the shop open beyond permitted hours

• Prominent industrialist Mohandas Pai condemned the incident

Bengaluru (Karnataka) – A tea shop located in the Kannamangala area near Kempegowda International Airport was reportedly operating late into the night. Citing this as the reason, Police Inspector Rakesh from the Devanahalli Police Station allegedly assaulted the shopkeeper. After a video of the incident was circulated on social media, widespread public protests have been reported. Prominent industrialist T. V. Mohandas Pai also expressed strong outrage over the incident.

The entire incident of the alleged assault by Police Inspector Rakesh was captured on CCTV footage. In the video, he can be seen behaving in an aggressive manner. Instead of engaging in conversation with the shopkeeper, he appears to raise a baton and strike him repeatedly.

“We are not slaves; we are independent,” asserted TV Mohandas Pai

TV Mohandas Pai directly challenged Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara. In a post on X, he stated that the inhumane conduct of the police must be curbed, questioning how they could treat citizens in such a manner. Expressing his anger over the incident, he said that people are not subjugated individuals but free citizens of an independent nation. In the same post, Pai also mentioned Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, as well as the Director General of Police.

Editorial Perspective

In the Muslim-majority Shivajinagar area of ​​Bengaluru, many Muslim shopkeepers keep their establishments open until late hours. Do the police serving a - "pro-Muslim" Congress government - lack the courage to take action against such individuals, or is the maintenance of law and order merely a farce ? Action must be taken against such police personnel !