Bengaluru police lodge FIR on KADA special officer Vikas Marmat following a late night raid on a Bar & Rest on Oct 10

BENGALURU: Cubbon Park police in Bengaluru have registered an FIR against Kuppam Area Development Authority special officer Vikas Marmat and three others following a citywide late-night crackdown on pubs, bars and restaurants on October 9-10.In his complaint leading to the FIR, police inspector Arun Salunke said that, acting on the orders of the Bengaluru city police commissioner, he and several other police officers had been tasked with checking for underage individuals and suspicious persons at pubs, bars and restaurants within the limits of Cubbon Park and Ashok Nagar police stations around midnight on October 9.When Salunke, along with police personnel identified as BS Ashoka, Balaram Nayak and others, reached Cavore Bar and Restaurant on Residency Road to check identity cards and verify the ages of those present, four individuals allegedly got into an argument with the complainant and other police personnel over trivial issues.They also allegedly verbally abused Salunke and the other officers present.The commotion and altercation were recorded, and videos of the incident went viral on social media platforms on Tuesday.Following Salunke’s complaint, Cubbon Park police registered a case against Marmat, Abhay Uday Singh, Nitish and Roshan under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including Section 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), Section 351(2) (criminal intimidation), Section 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of peace), Section 132 (assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharging their duty) and Section 133 (assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour a person).The 2019-batch IAS officer has been named as the prime accused, while the other three individuals have been named as co-accused in the case.You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Bengaluru | Silver Rate in Bengaluru | Bank Holidays in Bengaluru | Public Holidays in Bengaluru | Bengaluru AQI | Weather in Bengaluru | Petrol Price in Bengaluru | Diesel Price in Bengaluru | CNG Price in Bengaluru | LPG Price in BengaluruStay updated with the latest Bengaluru news. Download the TOI App.