Video exhibiting Karnataka BJP MLA’s daughter slapping lady 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 officer has gone viral.

The video, apparently from a CCTV digicam, 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 change turned bodily, bystanders stepped in and separated the 2.

Karnataka BJP MLA’s daughter slaps lady cop

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Grievance and counter-complaint

A police official on the jurisdictional Kyathanahalli police station in Srirangapatna instructed The Hindu that an FIR has been registered in opposition to Ms. Aishwarya, based mostly on a criticism by Ms. Patil.

Although a counter-complaint has additionally been lodged by Ms. Aishwarya, the police mentioned they’re nonetheless inspecting it.

Sources mentioned 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 Ladies’s Police Station and was posted on the temple — blocking her entry into the temple.

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