Three software engineers and a gymnasium owner were arrested by the Bangalore rural district police on Monday for allegedly assaulting a couple from Nagaland near Hesarghatta on the outskirts of Bangalore on Saturday. Police said that the accused persons Harish, Mahesh and Ananth, three software engineers and their friend Ratan, the owner of a gym, were involved in the assault. “We have registered a case of molestation, assault and threat to life based on a complaint lodged by the woman who was assaulted. She has alleged that she, her husband and a friend were assaulted by the group,” said a police officer involved with the case at the Doddabelavengala police station. “We registered the case on Sunday and arrested the accused persons on Monday,” the official said. According to police the Naga couple and their friend were rebuked by the group of four youths for allegedly driving dangerously on the roads near Hesarghatta. This lead to a heated argument between the two groups and resulted in a physical fight, police said. The group of youths allegedly fled the scene after attacking the Naga couple and their friend who were outnumbered. The Naga couple subsequently approached the police about the incident. The Doddabelavengala police nabbed all four accused persons and seized their SUV. “The incident did not involve racial abuse,” a police officer said.
