Overview
- The assault occurred around 10 p.m. on October 9 in Electronics City Phase II, where the accused arrived in a luxury SUV with two bodyguards and stormed into the shop.
- CCTV footage shows the suspect attacking owner Gopal H. V. with a stick, slapping and kicking him, and striking the owner’s wife when she intervened.
- The complaint alleges threats to shoot the couple or run them over with a car and claims the attacker used his footwear to beat them.
- Hebbagodi/Electronics City police arrested 36-year-old Tarun Chaudhury, identified as a rowdy-sheeter involved in real estate, and charged him under BNS Sections 115, 126, 133, 351 and 74.
- The widely shared video has prompted online calls targeting migrants and demanding strict action, while police say investigations are ongoing.