A 33-year-old major in the Indian army has a city techie to thank for saving his life. The major was pulled out of his vehicle and was brutally assaulted by an auto driver and four others near the SCT Institute of Technology on Kaggadasapura main road at around 5 pm on Friday.
The major, who was stuck in slow-moving traffic in his SUV near the college, found himself staring at an auto driver berating him for being a North Indian (his vehicle bore Haryana registration plates) who did not how to drive on city roads. The victim warned him to desist else he would report the matter to the police and began taking pictures of the driver, the latter flew into a rage and – along with four other men – started damaging the vehicle, shattering its windshield.
“I was behind the victim’s car and witnessed the whole incident. The major was innocent and the auto driver picked a fight for no reason. The victim did not even come out of the car and was unable to understand the language in which the driver was speaking. Four other passersby, who were in no way connected to the incident, ganged up with the driver and started damaging the vehicle. The victim was then pulled out of the car and badly beaten. There were nearly 40 onlookers and nobody came to the victim’s rescue, despite his pleas for help. I started pushing the assailants, asking them not to beat him as he would die. With great difficulty, I rescued the victim and the accused ran away,” said Murali Kartik, a techie who works at Manyata Tech Park.
(Sourced from agencies, Feature image courtesy:indiatimes.com)
