Man pretends to be a cop and attacks finance company director with a blade in Bangalore – The New Indian Express

Express press service

Santosh Kumar Patil, a resident of JP Nagar 9th Phase, had gone for a walk in the evening when the accused, who was around 6ft tall, stopped him and demanded money. Patil was attacked in the lower abdomen. He was rushed to a nearby hospital by his friend, where a medical-legal file was entered and the jurisdictional police were notified. Police are looking for the unidentified man. The victim gave his statement to the police at a private hospital in Jayanagar while undergoing treatment. The victim’s office is located at Jayanagar 8th Block.

“The accused, who was riding a red bicycle, stopped Patil and identified himself as a police officer. When Patil refused to give the money, the accused pulled out a blade and threatened to kill him. When Patil attempted to defend himself, the accused punched him in the stomach and attacked him with the blade. Patil managed to escape and called his friend for help.

The friend transferred Patil to a private hospital,” said an officer who is part of the investigation. The accused was convicted under IPC 323 (causing bodily harm), IPC 324 (causing bodily harm by dangerous weapons), IPC 341 (undue duress) and IPC 341 (criminal intimidation).

“The accused has not yet been arrested. The victim has been discharged from the hospital and is out of danger. The accused was allegedly under the influence of alcohol and demanded money from the victim under the features of a police officer. There was a similar offense in the vicinity and a person identified as Mohammed Rafi, 29, a resident of Shivajinagar, was arrested in this case. We are checking if Rafi has any connection to this case Rafi had attacked another person for road rage,” police said.

BENGALURU: A 35-year-old area manager of a private financial company was attacked with a blade and another sharp object, at Jayanagar 7th Block, after refusing to hand over money to the accused, who claimed to be a policeman. Santosh Kumar Patil, a resident of JP Nagar 9th Phase, had gone for a walk in the evening when the accused, who was around 6ft tall, stopped him and demanded money. Patil was attacked in the lower abdomen. He was rushed to a nearby hospital by his friend, where a medical-legal file was entered and the jurisdictional police were informed. Police are looking for the unidentified man. The victim gave his statement to the police at a private hospital in Jayanagar while undergoing treatment. The victim’s office is located at Jayanagar 8th Block. “The accused, who was riding a red bicycle, stopped Patil and identified himself as a police officer. When Patil refused to give the money, the accused pulled out a blade and threatened to kill him. When Patil attempted to defend himself, the accused punched him in the stomach and attacked him with the blade. Patil managed to escape and called his friend for help. The friend transferred Patil to a private hospital,” said an officer who is part of the investigation. The accused was convicted under IPC 323 (causing bodily harm), IPC 324 (causing bodily harm by dangerous weapons), IPC 341 (undue duress) and IPC 341 (criminal intimidation). “The accused has not yet been arrested. The victim has been discharged from the hospital and is out of danger. The accused was allegedly under the influence of alcohol and demanded money from the victim under the features of a police officer. There was a similar offense in the vicinity and a person identified as Mohammed Rafi, 29, a resident of Shivajinagar, was arrested in this case. We are checking if Rafi has any connection to this case Rafi had attacked another person for road rage,” police said.