Court rejects bail plea of Karnataka BJP MLA Suresh Gowda’s daughter in assault case

A Mandya court rejected the bail plea of Aishwarya, daughter of BJP MLA Suresh Gowda, accused of abusing and assaulting a woman police sub-inspector during a temple dispute. The alleged incident occurred on August 12 during Bhima Amavasya celebrations in Karnataka

Mandya (Karnataka): A local court here has rejected the bail plea of BJP MLA Suresh Gowda’s daughter, who is accused of abusing and assaulting a woman police sub-inspector following a dispute at a temple last month. The Third Additional Sessions Court at Srirangapatna rejected the bail plea of the accused, Aishwarya, recently. Aishwarya is accused of slapping the woman sub-inspector. The alleged incident took place on August 12 at the Maramma Temple in Ukkada during Bhima Amavasya celebrations.

The woman police officer who was deployed for security duty at the temple has alleged in her complaint that Aishwarya, who is married to an Assistant Commissioner of Police, sought permission to enter the sanctum sanctorum directly without standing in the queue. When the SI asked her to wait to avoid inconvenience to others, Aishwarya allegedly identified herself as the MLA’s daughter and questioned why she was being stopped.

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The argument allegedly escalated, with Aishwarya abusing and hitting the woman police sub-inspector on the head. Based on the SI’s complaint, Kyathanahalli police registered a case under the relevant sections of BNS for assaulting a public servant, causing simple hurt, intentional insult and criminal intimidation against the MLA’s daughter.