Andhra Pradesh IAS Officer And Three Friends Booked For Alleged Assault On Police In Bengaluru

An IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh Vikas Marmat and his 3 friends have been booked on charges of alleged assault and abuse of police personnel at a pub on Residency Road of Bengaluru on October 9 at around 1.30 am. The assault and abuse is said to be over a trivial issue, said the First Information Report (FIR). His friends named in the FIR are identified as Abhay Uday Singh, Nitish and Roshan. The IAS officer Vikas Marmat is accused 1 as per the FIR and currently the head of Kuppam Area Development Authority.

The inspection of bars and restaurants was taken by Cubbon Park and Ashok Nagar police on the directions of Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru city Seemanth Kumar Singh to ensure that underage persons are not entertained at pubs and restaurants.

The FIR said as per a complaint by Arun Salunke, Police Inspector attached to Central Crime Branch, Bengaluru city stated he along with staff went on an inspection at Cavore Bar and Restaurant on Residency Road of Bengaluru city to verify identities of customers through the documents, it was when the IAS officer and his 3 friends picked up an argument with the police officers/personnel.

The argument led to an altercation and started to hurl abuses at them. A video clip of the incident showed, one among the four pulled a police officer by his collar while another abused police officers in a high pitched voice.

The IAS officer and his friends obstructed the police from performing their duties and cases against the IAS officer and friends have been booked under various sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 such as criminal intimidation, voluntarily causing hurt, use of force to deter a public servant from discharging his duties among others.