Overview
- The confrontation occurred around 6 pm on January 16 at a Whitefield signal opposite Nexus/Prestige Shantiniketan Mall, where a biker threatened a car driver with a dagger.
- The complainant, A Reddy, recorded the episode on a dashcam and posted it on X, prompting official responses from Bengaluru City Police and the Whitefield deputy commissioner.
- Investigators identified the scooter KA53JB3274’s owner as Arbaz (Arbaaz) Khan based on the registration visible in the video.
- Kadugodi Police registered an FIR invoking the Arms Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 126 (wrongful restraint), 351 (criminal intimidation) and 352 (intentional insult).
- Police said the accused fled after the threat, remains absconding, and a search operation is underway as online outcry over road safety intensifies.