JOIN USA man wanted for stabbing a 27-year-old woman last month attacked two policemen with a dagger when they tried to catch him near Binny Mills behind the KSR (Bengaluru City) railway station on Saturday. Police later arrested him in Channapatna, Ramanagaram district.
Thirumalaiah, an assistant sub-inspector at the Basaveshwaranagar police station, and Kumar, a constable attached to the Cottonpet police station, went in pursuit of 22-year-old Rakesh around 12.30 pm after receiving information that he was moving around Tank Bund Road. The policemen set out on foot and took a mud road that leads to the railway station from Binny Mills. Soon enough, they spotted Rakesh and his associate. Rakesh saw them and took out a dagger. When they came close, he attacked them and managed to escape.
Rakesh was being pursued by police in connection with a stab attack on an airline staffer. Pramod (32), who runs an apparel business and lives in Bommanahalli, is said to have been in a relationship with the woman.
The couple broke up a year ago. Pramod wanted to resume the relationship but the woman wasn’t interested. He felt humiliated and decided to take revenge.
He hired two men — Suresh (35) and Kumar (27), both residents of Bangi Colony in Cottonpet. Kumar was tasked with calling up the woman, abusing her and sending her obscene messages. On June 19, Pramod paid Kumar Rs 1.1 lakh and asked him to intimidate her. Kumar hired Rakesh to do the job and paid him Rs 50,000. On the night of June 21, Rakesh stabbed the woman in the back shortly after she returned home and was parking her two-wheeler.
A separate case of assault on policemen has been registered against Rakesh.