<p>Bengaluru: The son of a senior IPS officer was assaulted by two people recently in northeastern Bengaluru in a suspected case of road rage. The incident occurred on September 16.</p><p>According to the police, at around 5.30 pm, Sai Preetam Banoth, 22, a law practitioner, was returning home from MG Road. Banoth is the son of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ramesh Banoth.</p><p>The victim told the police that he signalled to the driver of a car near the Byatarayanapura signal as to why he was raising the accelerator.</p> .<p>After they crossed the signal, the suspects followed Banoth, waylaid his vehicle and abused him.</p><p>“The two got down and hit me in my face and damaged the rear-view mirror of the vehicle,” Banoth alleged as per the FIR. “They then fled the spot.”</p><p>A senior police officer said that two suspects were arrested by the police and the incident occurred “due to sudden provocation” without any other motive.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: The son of a senior IPS officer was assaulted by two people recently in northeastern Bengaluru in a suspected case of road rage. The incident occurred on September 16.</p><p>According to the police, at around 5.30 pm, Sai Preetam Banoth, 22, a law practitioner, was returning home from MG Road. Banoth is the son of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ramesh Banoth.</p><p>The victim told the police that he signalled to the driver of a car near the Byatarayanapura signal as to why he was raising the accelerator.</p> .<p>After they crossed the signal, the suspects followed Banoth, waylaid his vehicle and abused him.</p><p>“The two got down and hit me in my face and damaged the rear-view mirror of the vehicle,” Banoth alleged as per the FIR. “They then fled the spot.”</p><p>A senior police officer said that two suspects were arrested by the police and the incident occurred “due to sudden provocation” without any other motive.</p>