Murder accused gets 7-year RI for attacking policemen in Bengaluru

BENGALURU: A city court held a 33-year-old man guilty of attacking on-duty police officials with a knife and injuring one of them when they tried to stop him, and sentenced him to seven- years’ rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs 25,000.The convict is Mohammed Saleem, a resident of Govindapura. An attempt to murder case was registered against him on June 24, 2021, when he hit a police constable on his elbow with a knife, seriously injuring him. Police were forced to shot at and injure to stop him. According to police, they were looking for Saleem and others in an old murder case. “Based on credible information received on the night of June 24, 2021, police spotted Saleem with his associates moving in a car from Hennur signal towards Nagawara. Quickly, a police team was despatched to detain him. However, on sensing the police trail, Saleem stopped the vehicle near the forest office in HBR Layout and started running. Police officials chased him and blocked him. When police went to detain him, the attack took place,” Deputy Commissioner of Police-East Vikram Amte told TOI.“We filed a tight charge sheet against Saleem; ample evidence was collected from the crime scene, including the knife used in the attack, and the same was presented during the trial. The medical reports by the doctors on the constable’s injury and other circumstantial evidence helped in getting the conviction,” Amte said.Saleem was out on bail and was present in the court when orders were passed.