The Sadashivanagar police on Thursday arrested a 40-year-old construction labourer for allegedly assaulting a woman with a wooden log. The arrested Mallikarjun is a native of Andhra Pradesh and a daily wage employee in the city.
According to the police, the victim Keerthana Rajath, 41, and her friend Shruthi Patil were on their evening walk at the park in Sankey Tank around 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday. The victim’s husband Rajath M.R., a city-based businessman, was informed by Shruthi that his wife was attacked by an unknown man when they were returning from the park.
Shruthi told Rajath that the suspect had attacked Keerthana with a wooden log. He rushed to the spot and took the profusely bleeding Keerthana to MS Ramaiah hospital, where she is being treated in the ICU.
He later filed a complaint with the police based on which the police tracked down the accused and arrested him charging him under Section 109 (attempt to murder) of the BNS.
Published – January 30, 2025 09:16 pm IST