INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
BENGALURU: In a road-rage incident that took a horrific turn, a 77-year-old man was beaten to death for reprimanding a motorcyclist for
riding recklessly near Palace Guttahalli area
The senior citizen was on his way to a medical shop to buy anti-diabetic tablets when he was attacked.The incident is a pointer to waning
tolerance levels among motorists in Bengaluru.The deceased has been identified as Krishnappa, a resident of Muneshwara Block.In fact, on
November 16, police had registered a road-accident case in the incident, assuming that the elderly man had fallen off his scooter while on
the way to the medical shop the previous night
But the truth emerged later when Krishnappa's son Satish Kumar suspected foul play and examined CCTV footage of his house as the place where
his father had fallen was nearby
To his horror, he found a person arguing with his father and assaulting him
Based on the footage, Vyalikaval police register a murder case on November 17.Cops tracked CCTV grabs from the locality and identify the
accused as 35-year-old Sarfaraz Khan, a welder-cum-mechanic and a former resident of the area
Police said Khan had shifted to RT Nagar area and would visit Palace Guttahalli often to catch up with his friends and party with them
On November 15 night, he was riding towards Palace Guttahalli when Krishnappa set out for the medical store on his scooter around 8:30pm
Police said Khan rammed his bike into Krishnappa's scooter
The senior citizen almost lost balance and was about to fall
An irked Krishnappa shouted at Khan and told him to ride properly
Agitated, Khan hit Krishnappa with a stone while raining blows on him
One of Khan's friends, Ratan, tried to stop him from attacking the old man but in vain, said police
While Krishnappa collapsed on the road, the duo left the place
A passerby alerted police and Krishnapa was shifted to a nearby hospital
Subsequently, he was moved to Mahaveer Jain hospital, where he died
Initially, police said it was a 'self-accident' and stated that the senior citizen wasn't wearing a helmet
If not for Satish Kumar cross-checking the CCTV grabs, Khan would have probably escaped punishment
A senior officer said, "We will open a rowdy sheet against Khan at the earliest."
