<p>The High Grounds police have completed the investigation in the case of assault and smearing of black paint on farmer leader Rakesh Tikait and submitted a charge sheet in the court recently.</p>.<p>Pro-Kannada activists had assaulted Tikait at Gandhi Bhavan on May 30. The police arrested four persons in the case, including a woman. </p>.<p>In the 450-page charge sheet, the police have mentioned that the accused wanted to grab attention.</p>.<p>The accused are Umadevi, 52, a resident of Hebbal, her brother Shivakumar, Bharath Shetty and Pradeep. Umadevi is said to have planned the attack. </p>.<p>Police inspector C B Shivaswamy and his team investigated the case. There are 85 witnesses in the case and 20 among them are eye-witnesses. </p>.<p>On learning that Tikait was addressing a conference at Gandhi Bhavan on May 30, the accused planned to attack him with eggs. But, they realised carrying eggs to the venue would be difficult.</p>.<p>So, the suspects sent some hotel staff to get black paint from a shop in Seshadripuram. </p>.<p>They first assaulted Tikait with the microphone of a news channel and them smeared him with black paint.</p>.<p>The police had raided the house of Umadevi and seized lethal weapons from there. </p>.<p>Shivakumar was convicted in a murder case and was released from jail on the grounds of good conduct. Anasuyamma from the Raitha Sangha had filed a complaint with the police. </p>
<p>The High Grounds police have completed the investigation in the case of assault and smearing of black paint on farmer leader Rakesh Tikait and submitted a charge sheet in the court recently.</p>.<p>Pro-Kannada activists had assaulted Tikait at Gandhi Bhavan on May 30. The police arrested four persons in the case, including a woman. </p>.<p>In the 450-page charge sheet, the police have mentioned that the accused wanted to grab attention.</p>.<p>The accused are Umadevi, 52, a resident of Hebbal, her brother Shivakumar, Bharath Shetty and Pradeep. Umadevi is said to have planned the attack. </p>.<p>Police inspector C B Shivaswamy and his team investigated the case. There are 85 witnesses in the case and 20 among them are eye-witnesses. </p>.<p>On learning that Tikait was addressing a conference at Gandhi Bhavan on May 30, the accused planned to attack him with eggs. But, they realised carrying eggs to the venue would be difficult.</p>.<p>So, the suspects sent some hotel staff to get black paint from a shop in Seshadripuram. </p>.<p>They first assaulted Tikait with the microphone of a news channel and them smeared him with black paint.</p>.<p>The police had raided the house of Umadevi and seized lethal weapons from there. </p>.<p>Shivakumar was convicted in a murder case and was released from jail on the grounds of good conduct. Anasuyamma from the Raitha Sangha had filed a complaint with the police. </p>
