IAF officer alleges assault in Bengaluru; FIR registered against unknown persons

Wing Commander Shiladitya Bose. Pic/Instagram

An Indian Air Force (IAF) officer has claimed that he was assaulted and verbally abused in Bengaluru on Monday morning by a group of Kannada-speaking individuals who chased him on a bike, news agency PTI reported.

The incident occurred while Wing Commander Shiladitya Bose was on his way to the airport with his wife, who is also an IAF officer.

Based on a complaint filed by the Wing Commander's wife, Squadron Leader Madhumita Dutta, a case has been registered at the Byappanahalli Police Station against unidentified individuals, cops stated.

Wing Commander Bose has shared a video on social media platform Instagram, narrating the sequence of events and displaying the injuries on his face and neck, with blood visibly oozing from the wounds.

"We stay in DRDO, CV Raman Nagar Phase 1. This morning, my wife was driving me to the airport when a bike came from behind and blocked our car. I will share the dash cam footage too. One of the riders started abusing me in Kannada. Noticing the DRDO sticker on my car, he said, 'You DRDO people', followed by more abuse in Kannada. He then abused my wife. I couldn't bear it," he alleged in the video.

Recounting the assault, the Air Force personnel claimed, "When I got out of the car, he immediately hit me on the forehead with his keys. I stood there, shouting, asking if this is how people treat someone from the Army or Defence Forces. More individuals gathered and began abusing us."

"That man even picked up a stone and tried to damage my car. When I tried to stop him, he hit me again. You can see the blood; this is what happened. Thankfully, my wife was there to get me out," he added.

He has also alleged the police of not providing any immediate help, PTI reported.

"But this is what Karnataka has become. I believed in this state, but after today's incident, I'm shocked. God help us. God give me the strength not to retaliate. But if law and order fail, I will retaliate," Bose alleged in the video.

While the exact location of the attack is yet to be confirmed officially, the officer stated that the incident occurred on the route from CV Raman Nagar to the airport.

In a second video posted later, the Wing Commander revealed he was headed to Kolkata to visit his ailing father. He described the assault as a "shocking" episode that deeply impacted him and his family.

(With PTI inputs)