FIR against drunken man for assaulting woman

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru

The alleged incident of a drunken man assaulting and misbehaving with a young woman took place on December 3 in a private apartment under Sanjayanagar police station limits but came to light late. A case has been registered against Manjunath Gowda, the son of the apartment owner, based on a complaint filed by a 26-year-old woman from West Bengal. The complainant lived on the 3rd floor of an apartment owned by the accused's parents. On December 3rd, at around 10:30 pm, when she came to the gate to collect a parcel that had arrived, the accused Manjunath Gowda, who was present at the scene, addressed the young woman and started abusing her verbally. The accused was drunk and the young woman, from whom she had received a parcel, tried to return.

At this time, the accused slapped the young woman, grabbed her neck pushed her against the wall and assaulted her. He also tried to drag the young woman to his house. The young woman explained in her complaint that he blocked her and assaulted her when she escaped. Also, on the morning of the incident, the accused, who was peeking through the window of her house, asked, if he could enter the house.

The young woman mentioned in her complaint that she refused. An FIR has been registered against accused Manjunath Gowda at Sanjayanagar police station based on the complaint filed by the young woman. The young woman has alleged through a video that even after filing the complaint, accused Manjunath Gowda came to her house and threatened her.