Bengaluru road rage: Man bites businessman’s finger, surgery costs Rs 2 lakh | Bengaluru News

BENGALURU: A businessman in Bengaluru underwent surgery after his finger was severely bitten throughout a road rage incident that started over rainwater splashing onto one other automobile. The incident occurred on the night time of 26 May close to the Railway Colony on Magadi Road. Jayant Shekhar, a resident of Magadi Road, was driving dwelling together with his spouse Parvati and mother-in-law Manjula after dinner when their electrical automobile splashed rainwater onto an adjoining automobile whereas navigating a waterlogged stretch.

According to the police grievance, the driving force of the adjoining automobile and a girl passenger yelled at Shekhar, who apologised and continued driving. However, the opposite automobile overtook and blocked Shekhar’s automobile a brief distance later. The man then allegedly compelled Shekhar out of the automobile, started shouting at him and bodily assaulted him. During the altercation, Shekhar reportedly grabbed the person’s hand in an try to flee, at which level the person bit Shekhar’s proper ring finger and punched him under his left eye. He then fled the scene, issuing threats. “Shekhar’s finger was badly injured and doctors said surgery was necessary due to bone damage,” Parvati informed TOI.She added that the remedy at a non-public hospital in Sheshadripuram value Rs 2 lakh and that her husband remains to be in ache. Parvati additionally alleged that the lady accompanying the attacker behaved aggressively and threatened them. A proper police grievance was filed the next day on the Magadi Road police station. A case has been registered beneath a number of sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, together with voluntarily inflicting damage and grievous damage, prison intimidation and wrongful restraint. Police say efforts are underway to establish and arrest the suspects, who have been travelling in a automobile with registration quantity KA-02-MT-0512.

Recent road rage incidents in Bengaluru

This is the newest in a collection of violent road rage circumstances within the metropolis. In April, an Indian Air Force Wing Commander was booked for try to homicide following a brawl with a non-public firm worker. CCTV footage later confirmed the officer allegedly assaulting the person. In August 2024, a 21-year-old supply government named Mahesh died after being hit by a automobile that had allegedly chased him following a minor collision.