Overview
- Police arrested M Mahesh and Govinda Raju by Sunday following Thursday’s road-rage assault on architect Rachana Bharath and her husband near Hesaraghatta Road.
- According to the complaint, the men twice blocked her car, took her photo, grabbed her phone, and threatened to smash the window with a stone.
- When her husband reached the spot, the attackers allegedly beat him, with police saying the case includes attempted murder based on the alleged use of a stone as a weapon.
- Doddabelavangala police invoked the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the country’s newly adopted criminal code, and a local court sent both suspects to judicial custody.
- Relatives who rushed to the scene helped calm the clash and limit harm before officers arrived, and the investigation continues.