Ex-BJP MP Faces Assault Charges in Tumakuru Highway Incident

Former BJP MP Anant Kumar Hegde and three others have been booked for assaulting a family on the Tumakuru-Bengaluru highway. The attack involved stopping the family's car, hurling communal slurs, and life threats. A complaint was filed, and a case was registered under relevant sections of BNS.

Former BJP MP Anant Kumar Hegde, along with his gunman, driver, and another individual, faces serious allegations after a family reported being assaulted on the Tumakuru-Bengaluru National Highway.

According to the complaint lodged by Saif Khan, their vehicle was intercepted near Suttariya College by the group, who claimed official status before resorting to violence.

The assailants reportedly issued life threats, brandished a firearm, and hurled communal slurs during the altercation. The police have initiated an investigation as the Dobbespet Police registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.