Five arrested in Bengaluru over brawl ahead of police chief’s city rounds

Bengaluru: The Malleswaram police on Saturday arrested five men for attacking a person over a trivial row, hours before Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh went on surprise city rounds.

Around 8 pm, the injured Mohammed Javed and the five suspects — Afzal Khan, 36, Syed Wasim, 26, Junaid, 22, Syed Hafeez, 24, and Salim Pasha, 37 — were at Star Tea Shop on 4th Main Road, Malleswaram.

"Due to some personal issues, an argument broke out between the victim and the suspects. The victim was then attacked and sustained injuries,” a police officer said.

The police later tracked down the suspects and arrested them under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Arms Act.

A little after 10 pm, Singh began his night rounds for the first time since taking charge as city police chief. Officers above the rank of sub-inspector took part in the special drive across 11 divisions.

A day earlier, all Deputy Commissioners of Police and officers from the Central Crime Branch (CCB) conducted a large-scale raid against rowdies across the city.