A group of people viciously beat a couple who had recently moved to Bengaluru from Belagavi, north Karnataka, allegedly over a parking dispute. The police have responded after seeing footage of the incident.
Two clips show how the couple was assaulted at night in a street in what appears to be a residential area in east Bengaluru’s Doddanekundi.
The fight erupted after the couple parked their car in an area that is reportedly a designated space for parking vehicles, according to journalist Anagha Deshpande, who shared the video on X (formerly Twitter). The user said the car was parked in front of a house.
In one of the videos, a couple is seen being approached by two men and a woman who are coming out of a house. The young woman is seen filming the incident on her phone while the two older men charge at them angrily. One of the men then slaps the young man multiple times, causing him to fall to the ground. The shocked woman tries to shield him, but is pushed away by another woman.
Yesterday night in Bengaluru's Doddanekundi a couple from Karnataka's Belagavi who recently moved to the city were harassed thrashed, abused for parking their car infront of their house (in a land which is open for parking).#bengaluru @CPBlr pic.twitter.com/WDQxpx3QqA
— Anagha | ಅನಘ (@AnaghaDeshpand6) March 18, 2024
“Oye uncle, chhodo usko (Uncle, leave him),” a male voice can be heard saying.
As the young man slaps back one of the men defending himself, he is continually beaten and struck. He eventually stands up again, but the attack continues.
The attack is still going on, and you can hear the woman screaming in terror.
“She is hitting me. You don’t have any right to hit me. We are going to the police station,” she says.
“Help me, help me,” she says, screaming, in the disturbing video.
Several users who watched the video demanded action against those who attacked the couple.
“Another woman from the same house tried to strip the girl’s top off and hit her and asked her to get out of Bengaluru and that this is their city,” Deshpande wrote on X, seeking urgent police action.
“This young couple is scared and needs police intervention ASAP (as soon as possible).”
Bengaluru Police responded to the video, saying the complaint has been forwarded to the HAL Police Station. A case has been registered and an investigation is on, the police said.
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