Man beats doctor for advising him to ride bike properly

Coimbatore: The Singanallur police arrested a building contractor on Tuesday for assaulting a government doctor, who advised him not to ride his bike with one hand while holding his child on the other hand.

A police officer said the incident took place when 47-year-old Malayadipalayam government hospital doctor K Ganesh Chandrakaladaran, a resident of Ramanujam Nagar at Uppilipalayam, was on evening walk on Monday.

“He found the building contractor - M Baskar, 41, of the same area - riding his bike with one hand while holding his child on the other hand. The doctor told him not to do so. Baskar stopped his bike and picked up a quarrel. Suddenly, he started hitting the doctor. On seeing this, another man and two women joined Baskar in thrashing him,” the officer said.

The entire incident was recorded on a CCTV camera .

The doctor suffered minor injuries and was admitted to the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital. He later lodged a complaint with the Singanallur police. Inspector Arun registered a case under Sections 294b, 323, 324 and 506 (ii) of the Indian Penal Code and arrested Baskar on Tuesday. He was remanded in judicial custody in the evening.

The officer said they had launched a manhunt for the remaining three accused in the case.


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