Overview
- Officers arrested 25-year-old Sayed Arbaz Khan on Sunday after a search triggered by viral footage of the confrontation.
- An FIR at Kadugodi Police Station invokes the Arms Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 126, 351 and 352.
- The dashcam clip, shared by complainant A Reddy, shows a rider brandishing a dagger at a traffic signal near the Nexus/Prestige Shantiniketan Mall around 6 pm on January 16.
- Police identified the suspect using the scooter’s registration number KA53JB3274 after initially reporting that he had fled the scene.
- The Whitefield DCP announced the arrest and warned of strict action on road-rage and weapon displays, with reports linking the case to wider concerns over traffic violence and extortion scams in the city.