Karnataka: An FIR has been registered in opposition to the daughter of Karnataka BJP MLA B Suresh Gowda for allegedly abusing and assaulting a lady police sub-inspector following a dispute at a temple in Mandya, police mentioned on Friday.
The alleged incident befell on August 12 on the Maramma Temple in Ukkada throughout Bhima Amavasya celebrations, they mentioned.
The lady police officer who was deployed for safety responsibility on the temple has alleged in her grievance that Aishwarya, who’s married to an Assistant Commissioner of Police, sought permission to enter the sanctum instantly with out standing within the queue, police mentioned.
When the SI requested her to attend to keep away from inconvenience to others, Aishwarya allegedly recognized herself because the MLA’s daughter and questioned why she was being stopped, the complainant alleged.
The argument allegedly escalated, with Aishwarya abusing and hitting the lady police sub-inspector on the pinnacle. She additionally alleged that the MLA’s daughter threatened and prevented her from finishing up her official duties, she acknowledged.
Based mostly on the SI’s grievance, Kyathanahalli police registered a case below the related sections of BNS for assaulting a public servant, inflicting easy damage, intentional insult and legal intimidation in opposition to the MLA’s daughter, a senior police officer mentioned.
Aishwarya has additionally filed a counter-complaint, and an inquiry has been initiated into her allegations. Nevertheless, no FIR has but been registered on her grievance. Additional motion can be taken primarily based on the result of the inquiry, the officer mentioned.
Talking to reporters right here, Tumakuru Rural MLA Gowda on Friday apologised for his daughter’s conduct, saying that if she had dedicated a mistake, it was improper and whoever has carried out the error ought to face the results below the legislation.
He mentioned his daughter had gone to the temple with two younger youngsters and had requested the police officer to permit her inside briefly as the youngsters may create a disturbance whereas ready within the queue.
Gowda claimed that one other individual was allowed inside forward of her, following which his daughter questioned why she was not being permitted. The MLA mentioned the argument subsequently escalated, however added that his daughter, being an individual from a political household and in public life, ought to have exercised restraint.
“I apologise on behalf of my daughter if she has made a mistake,” he mentioned, including that folks in public life ought to conduct themselves respectfully and mustn’t show conceitedness.
Gowda additionally urged the authorities to conduct a departmental inquiry into the incident and take motion in opposition to anybody discovered at fault. He mentioned his daughter’s counter-complaint had not initially been registered as an FIR and that he had introduced the matter to the eye of the Director Normal of Police.
“There needs to be an inquiry on the departmental stage. Whoever is at fault needs to be punished in accordance with the legislation. If my daughter is at fault, allow us to see what occurs as per the legislation,” he mentioned.
Responding to questions on protocols, the MLA additionally known as for an finish to VIP protocols at temples, saying everybody needs to be handled equally earlier than God and made to face in the identical queue to keep away from inconvenience to most of the people and scale back stress on police personnel.
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