Driver and gunman of ex-MP granted bail in road rage case in Bengaluru
, in a road rage case. Along with Hegde, they were booked on Monday night, following a complaint by a businessman.
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Later, cops arrested Mahesh and Sridhar.
In the complaint filed with Dobbespet police, victim Saif Khan accused Hegde, Mahesh, Sridhar, and others of attacking him and other occupants of his vehicle, including a woman, near Old Nijagal Junction on Bengaluru-Pune national highway. The fight broke out when Hegde's sports utility vehicle overtook Khan's Toyota Innova from the left, and Hegde's aides directed Khan to stop, claiming they were 'department people'.
According to Khan, Mahesh and Sridhar got out of their vehicles, pulled him and others out, and beat them up. A woman occupant in Khan's vehicle recorded the attack on her mobile. Police investigations revealed Hegde's driver, Mahesh was angry because Khan did not give way to him when he tried to overtake.
Accordingly, the cops arrested the two on Monday night and produced them before the court on Tuesday. They were then released on bail.
"We have issued notice to Anant Kumar Hegde, directing him to appear before us on Wednesday," a senior police officer said.
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