Karnataka: Woman SI in Mandya district slaps 2 youths for driving without helmets
Two motorists, identified as Nagashimha and Nishant, were driving without wearing helmets on the Mysuru-Bengaluru highway in Somanahalli village near Maddur town when they were stopped and manhandled by the woman SI.
In Short
- Youths were taken to a police station, booked for obstructing a cop from performing her duty.
- The woman SI abused and roughed up the 2 youths for driving the bike without wearing helmets.
- This assault was captured on a mobile camera and went viral on social media.
That driving two-wheelers without wearing helmets must be made mandatory and violators penalised is strict action for everyone's safety that we all appreciate. But the manner in which a woman sub inspector in Karnataka's Mandya district slapped two youths for driving without headgear has left the entire district enraged.
On March 14, sub inspector Savi, along with other police personnel, was stopping motorists who were not wearing helmets and slapping fines. Two such people were happened to be residents of Hemmanahalli village of the district, identified as Nagashimha and Nishant.
They were riding their bike on the busy Mysuru-Bengaluru highway in Somanahalli village near Maddur town.
SI ABUSED, MANHANDLED YOUTHS
But instead of imposing a fine on them and letting them go, the sub inspector allegedly abused them and they hurled cuss words back at her. SI Savi first grabbed them by their collar, slapped them and began pushing him towards the police jeep. The boys were then taken to a police station and booked for obstructing a police official from performing her duty.
This assault by the woman cop was captured on a mobile camera and uploaded on social media platforms. The video has gone viral by now. Residents are demanding that strict action be taken against the sub inspector for attacking these youths.