Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru (RJP)
Bengaluru, Nov 20: Rajeev Shetty, the owner of Shetty Lunch Home, has filed a complaint with the RT Nagar police, seeking action against Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) of JC Nagar, Manjunath Babu, for assaulting him on November 9.
In the complaint, Rajeev has stated that ACP Babu thrashed him badly and threatened to close down the hotel.
But the R T Nagar police said, "Since the case is under departmental inquiry, an FIR cannot be registered. Suitable action will be taken after consulting senior officers."
“I have attached all the relevant documents, including CCTV footage, with the complaint. However, the police are hesitant to file the FIR,” Shetty informed media persons.
"I am scared to commute alone. I do not know what will happen to me. I am spending every day in fear. My family members and I are completely depending on City Police Commissioner T Sunil Kumar for our safety," Shetty informed.
The matter has reached the Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy also. Responding to the incident, Ramalinga Reddy said, "I need to know why the ACP was so angry with the hotel owner and what was the reason to beat him badly. I have instructed the police commissioner to initiate action against the ACP after the inquiry report is submitted."
Shetty was beaten by the ACP on the night of November 9 for reportedly keeping his hotel on Dinnur Main Road open beyond specified time.
After a week of the incident, the video clip went viral on social media and later was published in media.
The city police commissioner ordered a departmental inquiry, under the aegis of DCP (North) Chethan Singh Rathor. The report is yet to come.