Living in a housing society means dealing with all kinds of people. There are some who might be triggered by your pet dog roaming freely in the compound, there will be others who are even triggered by the amount of garbage your house produces and then there are those who think it’s their sole responsibility to make everyone abide by the laws.
But, no matter what your intentions are and how dearly you think of the welfare of society, you cannot physically hurt someone.
Recently, a disturbing incident from a housing society (Lakedew Residency) in Haralur, Bengaluru came to light.
Twitter user Sanchit Kumar posted a video wherein he, along with his sister, was seen indulging in a heated argument with an elderly man. Seconds into the video and we see Sanchit blocking the blood flowing from his head and face.
Explaining what actually happened on the ground, Sanchit tweeted that he was allegedly assaulted by a man.
“This is me in the video getting assaulted by an unknown man in Bangalore while my sister is still screaming in shock, unable to understand what just happened in matter of seconds. All of this took place inside my society.”
This is me in the video getting assaulted by an unknown man in Bangalore while my sister is still screaming in shock, unable to understand what just happened in matter of seconds. All of this took place inside my society (1/10) pic.twitter.com/z6e1SokemQ
— Sanchit Kumar (@krsanchit16) May 21, 2023
In the ten-part Twitter thread, he went on to give details that lead to the traumatic incident that left him bleeding.
“I am sharing this traumatic incident encountered by me and my sister on the night of 16th May 23. It was around 9:00 PM. My sister and I were returning back home on scooty (We live in a society named Lakedew Residency, Haralur Bangalore).”
We entered from right side because the road on the left side was broken and there was chance of skidding. Also there was no traffic on the right side. Seeing this an unknown man stopped us and started yelling at us very badly. (4/10)
— Sanchit Kumar (@krsanchit16) May 21, 2023
The man in the video (in the blue t-shirt) was furious because the brother and sister entered society from a different gate. So, he asked them to get out and come from the gate they are supposed to enter.
“He forced us to go back and enter again from the left side. We explained the road situation to this guy and requested him to talk politely but he didn’t listen and continued harassing us publicly.”
Seeing no point in arguing with the man, the brother-sister duo decided to do what he wanted.
“I decided not to argue with him and asked my sister to get down and started taking U turn. The moment I started taking a U-turn, this guy grabbed the handle of my scooty and pushed it aggressively. Both me and my scooty fell down.”
Since he was continuously misbehaving, I decided not to argue with him and asked my sister to get down and started taking U turn. The moment I started taking U turn, this guy grabbed the handle of my scooty and pushed it aggressively. Both me and my scooty fell down. (6/10)
— Sanchit Kumar (@krsanchit16) May 21, 2023
After being on the ground, Sanchit was shaken. He then stood up and went to talk to the guy for misbehaving with him. But, the person started punching him on his face, forehead, and eyes with no one, including the society guards, coming to stop him.
“I stood up in shock and went to talk to the person but he just started punching me on my face, forehead and eyes non-stop. No one came to stop this guy including the society guards. All of a sudden blood came gushing out of my head and nose. I was bleeding heavily.”
Even after seeing blood, this person kept shouting at me and my sister aggressively. His neighbours and family members also arrived there and were all blindly supporting him, even those who did not witness what had happened. The complete incident is captured in the CCTV. (8/10)
— Sanchit Kumar (@krsanchit16) May 21, 2023
It was only when Sanchit started bleeding profusely that the onlookers brought towels and ice packs to stop the bleeding. When the doctors diagnosed him, they found a deep rupture above his eyebrows and recommended surgery.
It was only after the incident that Sanchit came to know that the angry man in the video is Subhash Almel who lives in the same society. Almel claims that his aggression is the reason behind the growth of the society.
We later came to know that the man also known as Subhash Almel is part of the same society and he claims that his aggression is the reason behind growth of Lakedew Residency. He has also been chasing and threatening us to not file any complaint against him in police. (10/10)
— Sanchit Kumar (@krsanchit16) May 21, 2023
The traumatic incident jolted them so much that they couldn’t sleep or focus on work for days. Claiming that they don’t feel safe in the society and Bangalore, the brother and sister have knocked on the doors of the Bengaluru police to look into the matter.
My humble questions to the @BlrCityPolice :
Is this not legalized torture? Is this how honest, law-abiding citizens of this land are meant to be treated? Is this how any unknown person can come and hit you for no reason? What should we do to avoid these kinds of people ? (12/n)— Sanchit Kumar (@krsanchit16) May 21, 2023
While Sanchit shared his side of the story on Twitter, nothing has been heard yet from the other person, Subhash Almel, who was a part of the assault.
People on Twitter condemned the physical violence and urged the Bengaluru police to proactively investigate the matter.
Good Intention with Bad Action https://t.co/tak4aUUj6Y
— Comrade Satire (@patronofsatire) May 23, 2023
Mad man with anger issues. Should be locked up. Will murder someone one day. 😱😡 https://t.co/zDr2npuIQp
— anuja🇧🇴🪷 (@AnujaAgrawal72) May 23, 2023
Bangalore is F****ked up place. https://t.co/31S81WteE0
— Venkat Krishna (@JVK84) May 23, 2023
Don’t know the complete facts behind this case but there is a clear pattern in #India . Physical assault does not result in any precedent setting action from our police in most cities. Would this ever happen in Dubai?? @BlrCityPolice don’t allow violence to become normal. https://t.co/fY0n2z0FnG
— हिंदुस्तानी – HINDUstani (@coolfiredeep) May 23, 2023
Looking at comments I will suggest its better to avoid any state where people justify u getting insulted or beaten just bcoz u don't knw their native language. It's not worth even as tourist. https://t.co/k62rPgZAbk
— Lovey (@Krishnalovey11) May 22, 2023
Its always that one d!ckhe@d in a housing society, who destroys the entire atmosphere. https://t.co/TACHQxf0yv
— AskInc (@AskInc3828) May 23, 2023
1 or 2 rotten frustrated people in your society can spoil the whole ambience of the society. @BlrCityPolice must take appropriate action to prevent this from happening again.🙏🙏 https://t.co/xzpPsSqmt9
— 🇮🇳 Shashi 🇮🇳🚩 (@naturalphoton) May 23, 2023
What in the world is this? Who does this man… https://t.co/G1y9I3pxVT
— Aaryak Garg (@AaryakGarg) May 22, 2023
What a shame ! @BlrCityPolice
— Abhishek Kanojia (@krish5525) May 23, 2023
File a complaint and take him to court. How can the police dept answer your questions if a guy attacks you randomnly
— VJ (@andrewvijay) May 23, 2023
We criticize the physical assault that left someone bleeding. However, we sincerely hope that the cops look into the matter without bias and hold the culprit accountable for his actions.