Acid attacker shot at by police in Bengaluru after attempt to flee

Vartha Bharati | 14-05-2022 | 16:05:00 IST

Bengaluru(PTI): An absconding accused in an acid attack case was allegedly shot at by a police team that was escorting him back to the city from neighbouring Tamil Nadu on Saturday, after he assaulted the head constable in a bid to escape.

When police permitted to relieve himself, Nagesh (34) allegedly attacked Mahadevaiah, attached to the Kamakshipalya police station, with an intention to flee at around 1:30 am, as they were nearing Kengeri here, police said.

After warning him several times, the police inspector opened fire and the bullet hit Nagesh on his right leg. Both the injured persons were rushed to a hospital.

Nagesh on the morning of April 28 had attacked a 25-year-old woman working in a gold finance firm with acid in front of her office, as she refused to accept his marriage proposal.

The victim is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital here and is said to be out of danger. The state government has decided to take care of her medical expenses.

Sharing details of Nagesh's arrest, Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant said he was arrested on Friday night at Tiruvannamalai.

"He had gone to Tiruvannamalai on the same day of the crime, as he believed that people go there after committing crime or mistake for penance, and started living there wearing saffron clothes. He was not using mobile, laptop, electronic card or anything that reveals his identity," Pant told reporters here.

The Commissioner said unable to trace him the police decided to put up his posters at all the major temples in different parts of the country and those which he frequented.

Subsequently, they received a call sharing information about a person resembling the accused present there, and the informer shared his photo.

The police team that was in Tiruvannamalai tactfully made Nagesh reveal his identity and later took him into custody.

Pant said, "There is enough evidence regarding the case, we will soon file a charge sheet and request the court for a speedy trial."

With a confused mind after the incident, Nagesh had even planned to commit suicide by jumping into the lake near Hoskote, on the outskirts of the city, he added.

The Commissioner further said a case was registered at the Kamakshipalya police station here and senior police officials monitored the case on a daily basis and nabbed the accused in 16 days.

The accused and the victim resided in the same building 7 years ago, during which he had tried to make friends with her, but she had objected to it and her family had ensured that he moved out of the place.

According to the information available, the accused had a friend residing in the building with whom he had business dealings as well, and through him he used to get all the information about her.

"We have come to know from the investigation that he used to stalk her and on getting to know that preparations were on by the family to get the woman married, he became restless and desperate and had made a failed attempt to convince her family by meeting her uncle and aunt," Pant said.

Realising that the victim and her family wouldn't agree, he decided to attack her with acid and purchased it on April 20 from a lab by misusing the letterhead and email of a housekeeping company, where he had worked earlier, the commissioner said.

During investigation, it was also found that in 2020, the accused had purchased acid in a similar method, but did not use it then.

On April 27, Nagesh once again tried to meet the woman with a marriage proposal at her office, but she "bluntly rejected" it and her office manager also had warned him.

On April 28, he once again had gone to the woman's office and attacked her with acid and escaped from the spot.

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Three devotees sustain injuries as thousands throng to Deviramma temple in Chikkamagaluru

01-11-2024 ¦ 01-11-2024 IST

Chikkamagaluru (Karnataka), Nov 1: Three people sustained minor injuries as they fell down due to the slippery route because of rain when they were on the way to Deviramma hill temple here, a police officer said on Friday.

All three of them sustained minor injuries and were discharged after first aid, Vikram Amathe, Superintendent of Police (Chikkamagaluru) told PTI.

According to him, a large number of people climbed up the hill shrine to have darshan of the Goddess.

"Because of rain, the route has become slippery. Only three people were injured as they slipped while climbing," Amathe said.

The injured were immediately shifted via ambulance and given necessary first-aid, he said.

Also, two women had fallen unconscious because of fasting on October 30, he clarified.

According to him, the 24-hour darshan started on October 30 and went on till early morning of October 31.