CCTV footage shows an altercation between an MLA’s daughter and a police sub-inspector.
The footage shows Aishwarya, the MLA’s daughter, in a heated exchange with PSI Savitha B Patil at Aarti Ukkada temple on August 12. The incident occurred around 4.30pm during Bhima Amavasya celebrations and was reportedly triggered by a dispute over entry into the temple’s sanctum sanctorum. MANDYA: CCTV footage has emerged of an altercation between a police sub-inspector and the daughter of Tumakuru Rural BJP MLA B Suresh Gowda at a temple in Srirangapatna, days after the incident was reported.
Aishwarya arrived with others and sought to enter the sanctum without waiting in the queue, according to her complaint. The MLA also said his daughter should have exercised restraint as a member of a political family and called for a departmental inquiry into the incident. During the argument, Aishwarya is seen using her phone and attempting to make a call before allegedly slapping the police officer. Savitha, attached to the Mandya Women’s Police Station, was deployed for crowd-control duty at the temple. When Savitha asked her to wait for a few minutes to avoid inconvenience to devotees, Aishwarya allegedly identified herself as the MLA’s daughter and questioned why she was being stopped. The argument allegedly escalated, with Aishwarya abusing and slapping the PSI and threatening to affect her career. Savitha subsequently filed a complaint at Kyathanahalli police station. Police registered an FIR against Aishwarya under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for allegedly assaulting a public servant, causing simple hurt, intentional insult and criminal intimidation.