Video showing Karnataka BJP MLA’s daughter slapping woman police official at temple goes viral

Days after BJP MLA Suresh Gowda’s daughter Aishwarya was booked for allegedly assaulting Police Sub-Inspector Savitha B. Patil at a temple in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district, a video purportedly exhibiting the MLA’s daughter slapping the lady police officer has gone viral.

The video, apparently from a CCTV digital camera, reveals Ms. Aishwarya slapping Ms. Savitha, who’s standing subsequent to her on the temple, prompting a direct response from the officer, who strikes again.

An argument had damaged out between the MLA’s daughter and the police officer over the previous’s try and enter the temple’s sanctum sanctorum. Quickly after the alternate turned bodily, bystanders stepped in and separated the 2.

Karnataka BJP MLA’s daughter slaps girl cop

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Criticism and counter-complaint

A police official on the jurisdictional Kyathanahalli police station in Srirangapatna advised The Hindu that an FIR has been registered in opposition to Aishwarya, daughter of Tumkur Rural MLA Suresh Gowda, based mostly on a criticism filed by Ms. Patil.

Although a counter-complaint has additionally been lodged by Aishwarya, police stated they’re nonetheless analyzing it. As of now, just one FIR — based mostly on the criticism filed by the police officer on responsibility — has been registered, a police official stated.

Sources stated the incident occurred on August 12 throughout Bhimana Amavasya rituals on the Aarti Ukkada Temple in Srirangapatna taluk. Ms Aishwarya, who arrived on the temple, objected to Ms Patil — who’s connected to the Mandya Girls’s Police Station and was posted on the temple — blocking her entry into the temple.

In her criticism, Ms. Patil stated Aishwarya verbally abused and slapped her whereas she was finishing up her duties. Aishwarya, who can be married to a police officer, has been booked underneath numerous sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita (BNS).