Dr. Rakesh Shetty, owner of Sri Maruti hospital, Bagalur near Yelahanka, was arrested on the charges of locking up V Murali, an autorickshaw driver, on November 8.  According to Murali, on November 4 evening, Dr. Shetty and his 12 friends were partying in a club in Satanur near Bagalur, where Murali was asked to bring Dr. Swami to the club. Murali objected as Dr. Swami was delaying. At the club, Swami told Shetty that Murali had insulted him. Shetty and his friends assaulted him, forced him to drink alcohol, locked him inside the bathroom, and urinated in his mouth and body. He became unconscious and the next morning was shifted to Yelahanka hospital by his parents.

The DCP (north-east) CK Baba arrested the prime accused within eight hours of filing an FIR. The injuries on Murali’s body, the doctor’s medical certificates, and CCTV footage from the crime scene confirmed the attack. The accused have been booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 324, 342, 504, and 506 besides the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

Source: The Times of India