Bengaluru: Youth Congress leader suspended for assaulting man in restaurant, threatening him in hospital
Bengaluru, Youth Congress leader, FIR, UB City
The FIR names Nalapad and 10 others for the alleged violence in UB City of Bengaluru
Bengaluru District Youth Congress General Secretary Mohammed Haris Nalapad was suspended from the party for 6 years for allegedly beating up a person in a restaurant in Bengaluru.
The FIR names Nalapad and 10 others for the alleged violence in UB City of Bengaluru.
The Congress leader has also been accused of threatening the victim, identified as Vidyut, at a hospital where he was admitted for treatment.
The accused Congress leader is the son of Shantinagar MLA NA Haris. He was appointed the general secretary after emerging victorious in an election held by the Congress for the post in May 2017.
He was also the executive director of the Nalapad Group of Companies.
Meanwhile, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah condemned the incident and promised to punish the offenders.
An investigation is underway and the police are questioning the restaurant owner and other people present at the time of the incident.