Overview
- Police say the January 9 confrontation occurred around 3 p.m. near K.R. Puram Railway Station in Bengaluru.
- Home Guard Lakshmi Narasamma, 36, suffered bleeding injuries to her face and was treated at a government hospital.
- According to the police account, the woman refused to clear the road, argued with the guard, pulled her hair, and even snatched the baton before fleeing.
- A Republic World report offers a different trigger, saying the guard had counseled the woman after she was teased about her attire, with investigators now taking witness statements.
- The 31-year-old accused has been arrested and charged under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and police say she has been remanded to judicial custody after a video of the attack circulated online.