<p class="bodytext">A video of a fight between an engineer and a staffer of the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) with beer bottles while partying during work hours last week has gone viral, attracting widespread criticism.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The party happened at a farm on the outskirts of the town on May 23, when officers and junior staff held a party. A verbal duel led to fisticuffs and mechanical grade (JM) staffer Narasimhamurthy hit junior engineer Varadaraju on the head with a beer bottle.</p>.Bihar alcohol ban prevented 21 lakh cases of intimate partner violence: Study.<p class="bodytext">Varadaraju then retaliated and hit Narasimhamurthy with another beer bottle. Another junior engineer and office attender Santosh separated the duo and stopped the fight.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The video of the fight was recorded on the mobile phone by one of those present at the party. It is said that a rival group of the staff in the office released the clip on social media, following a financial dispute between the groups.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The incident occurred in the Pavagad police station limits, but no complaint has been registered so far. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Jayadevappa, the executive engineer of KPTCL’s Madhugiri division, has issued notice to four staffers in connection with the incident. </p>
<p class="bodytext">A video of a fight between an engineer and a staffer of the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) with beer bottles while partying during work hours last week has gone viral, attracting widespread criticism.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The party happened at a farm on the outskirts of the town on May 23, when officers and junior staff held a party. A verbal duel led to fisticuffs and mechanical grade (JM) staffer Narasimhamurthy hit junior engineer Varadaraju on the head with a beer bottle.</p>.Bihar alcohol ban prevented 21 lakh cases of intimate partner violence: Study.<p class="bodytext">Varadaraju then retaliated and hit Narasimhamurthy with another beer bottle. Another junior engineer and office attender Santosh separated the duo and stopped the fight.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The video of the fight was recorded on the mobile phone by one of those present at the party. It is said that a rival group of the staff in the office released the clip on social media, following a financial dispute between the groups.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The incident occurred in the Pavagad police station limits, but no complaint has been registered so far. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Jayadevappa, the executive engineer of KPTCL’s Madhugiri division, has issued notice to four staffers in connection with the incident. </p>