IAS officer Vikas Marmat, serving as Kuppam Area Development Authority project director, has been booked by Bengaluru police following allegations of assaulting and threatening officers during a pub inspection.
BENGALURU: IAS officer Vikas Marmat, who serves as the project director of the Kuppam Area Development Authority (KADA), has been booked by Bengaluru police in connection with an alleged assault on police personnel at a pub on Residency Road.
According to a complaint filed by Inspector Arun Salunke, the incident occurred during a late-night inspection conducted by the Bengaluru Central Crime Branch (CCB) at Cavour Bar and Restaurant in the early hours of October 10.
The CCB team reportedly visited the establishment at around 1:30 a.m. to check customers' identification documents and verify their ages.
During the inspection, an argument allegedly broke out between four police personnel and a group of individuals at the venue. The complaint states that the individuals engaged in a confrontation with the officers and allegedly assaulted them.
Vikas Marmat was among those accused of participating in the incident, according to the complaint lodged by Inspector Arun Salunke at the Cubbon Park Police Station.
Following the complaint, Cubbon Park police registered a criminal case against Vikas Marmat and three other individuals identified as Abhay Uday Singh, Nithish and Roshan.
The allegations include assaulting police personnel, using abusive language and issuing threats during the confrontation.
The case has drawn attention because one of the accused is an IAS officer currently holding a key administrative position associated with development activities in Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh.
The allegations against the officer and the other accused will be subject to the police investigation and the legal process. The available information does not establish the allegations as proven, and further details regarding the investigation and any subsequent action were not provided in the initial report.
