AP cadre IAS officer booked for assaulting police at Bengaluru pub

Bengaluru: Andhra Pradesh cadre IAS officer Vikas Marmat has been booked by Bengaluru police for allegedly abusing and assaulting police personnel during a check at a pub on Residency Road. Marmat, a 2019-batch officer, is the project director of the Kuppam Area Development Authority. Police registered a case at Cubbon Park police station on a complaint filed by inspector Arun Salunke.

The incident took place around 1.30 am on October 10, when Central Crime Branch personnel were checking identity cards to verify the ages of customers at Cavore Bar and Restaurant. According to the complaint, Marmat and three others, Abhay Uday Singh, Nitish and Roshan, argued with the police and abused and assaulted them.

Police registered the case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Marmat was named the prime accused and the three others as co-accused. Videos of the altercation went viral on social media on Tuesday. Police are investigating.

(With inputs from PTI)