Overview
- Traffic officers say the rider, identified as Venkatesh of BTM Layout, initially refused a roadside breathalyser during a late-night drive near Kavika Junction on Mysuru Road.
- At the Byatarayanapura traffic station, a test recorded his blood alcohol level at 367 mg per 100 ml, far above the legal limit.
- After being issued a notice, he allegedly returned outside the station, set his Bajaj Discover ablaze, and escaped, and a nearby seized scooter was also gutted.
- An FIR cites Sections 132, 324 and 326 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for deterring a public servant and causing mischief by fire.
- Police separately arrested two private-firm employees, Jayatheertha and Vishnu, for allegedly assaulting traffic personnel and a court remanded them to judicial custody.