Bengaluru, 8 August

A 25-year-old delivery boy was allegedly abused and assaulted with a wooden stick by a group of unidentified people who allegedly spoke to him in Hindi early on Saturday, police said. He was travelling from 4th Phase in Yelahanka New Town towards Santhosh Nagar, when the incident occurred at 4.40am, police said. 

The victim, Basavaraj, is pursuing his education and also works for a quick-commerce delivery platform, they said.

After delivering an order, some girls who were walking on the road allegedly abused him. He approached them and told them that he did not know Hindi, asking them to tell him in Kannada why they were abusing him.

In his complaint, he alleged that the girls abused him, pulled his cap and attempted to assault him. He then called the police helpline 112 and also telephoned an acquaintance, Ashok.

“The girls who had stopped him allegedly called some boys to the spot. Subsequently, about four to five boys and girls together allegedly assaulted him with their hands and a wooden stick lying on the road, hitting him on his back, head and nose and causing bleeding injuries,” the FIR stated.

When Ashok arrived to intervene and rescue him, he too was allegedly hit on the head. The accused allegedly abused them using filthy language and threatened them, saying that they would not be spared, the complainant further alleged.