Altercation in Hassan: 8 held for opening fire in the air
Police said Ganesh, Ningaraju, Sanjay, Girish, and Kiran were travelling from the Katayar Temple in Kerala to Davanagere in a car, while Bopanna, Chetan, and Yogeesh were heading to Kodagu in another car. A dispute broke out over the issue of which car should go first at the toll, leading to a verbal altercation that escalated into a fight between the two groups.
Later, they stopped their cars near a barricade and continued fighting. Upon learning of the incident, Gorur police arrived at the scene, brought both groups to the station for extensive questioning, and filed a case under the Arms Act and for misuse of weapons.
The court, after hearing the case, remanded the eight accused to judicial custody, according to Gorur police. Both parties filed complaints against each other at the Gorur police station.
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