Apologies Everyone... I made you wait for quite some time. Today, I have an update for all of you.
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Originally Posted by centaur Are we seriously expecting the cops to take any action? I strongly feel they wont. They will focus more on other more important cases like thefts, murders and what not but wont bother about this guy unless his reckless driving kills some unfortunate soul and then you will get a statement from them in the newspapers saying "he has been involved in rash driving in the past as well and we are looking out for him. We will nab him soon". Why the hell cant they take an action in the first instance itself is something beyond comprehension for me |
Action or not, he was pulled to the station today.
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Originally Posted by drmohitg I am not expecting any action. |
I still can't be sure of that. But I can just tell that he'll be ripped off (probably - in terms of finance) due to the evidences we had.
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My point is that there is not much merit in involving the cops as it is just going to add to your headache and frustration.
Edit: But then may be who knows, if this guy might back off and understands that some people will take the trouble and report such actions to the cops. Ideally he should be arrested under charges of assault.
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Well, the long weekend adding to the frustration regarding the situation at hand and with half mind over the festival and half on this incident, the long weekend was definitely not worth enjoying. That's something I assure you and it was definitely a headache for me personally.
Coming back to the story, the cops on Thursday had told us to wait for their call so that they get to catch this idiot. They had assured that they'll try their best to get him by evening the same day. We waited for the call, but nothing came!
Thursday boom, Friday - Definitely a "Hell No" since it was a bandh. We knew they wouldn't come back on Friday. Saturday, we were expecting a call, but nothing came. Another day wasted.
Come Sunday, Gowri Festival.., and the cops call me during the afternoon
They asked me if I could come to the police station at HSR. I wasn't willing to and neither was my friend. I requested the cops to hold that thought for two more days so that it can happen today. Going out of the house on a festival day - the ladies (Our moms) would question us to death. Period.
Since we knew we'd be going to the Police Station today, the festival did not give a good feeling, but somehow, it passed. Things were good and yesterday was over and done with.
Today, we decided to go a little later than what we were told - expecting the other guy to wait today. But, our bad luck, the other guy wasn't there.., neither was the cop responsible to get him in. We were there by 10:45AM and had to wait till 11:50 for the cop to turn up. No news on the culprit yet. Just like a broken gramophone, we repeated the whole story to him. He gave us a shock that the cops who went in first were the only ones to have made a contact with the culprit. The others who followed had to deal with a local Ex-Corporator who happens to be the culprit's neighbor-cum-negotiator.., and all these deals and negotiations were on phone and nobody's had face-to-face with the guy.
After we requested the cop yet again to get things moving faster, he called up the Ex-Corporator yet again and checked if the culprit would be turning up. He was supposedly on his way from a place called "Doddanekkundi" which is around 7-8 odd kilometers (if I'm not wrong) from the police station. My Friend's Dad (hereby referred to as "Uncle")was getting frustrated by the wait and wanted to have a coffee/tea immediately and we walked outside. The cop also came along till the gate. While Uncle went to have a bite and beverage, we stood outside having a conversation with the cop to pass the time.
We were still outside chatting and it had crossed 1PM. I saw the silver Xcent KA 51 MF 7389 - the culprit's ride passing right in front of the station and taking a right-turn. I immediately informed the cop of this and we were thinking that he'd come to the station any moment. We called Uncle to be there that moment and he obliged. But the idiot did not turn up for another 25 minutes! Uncle was really getting frustrated (He's an advocate himself and has very good political connections - if necessary. We made no use of it of course). He demanded the cops to either call the culprit right away or he will report this to the higher authorities. Just then, the Inspector came in to his office. The cop who was dealing with us turned up just a minute later and surprise-surprise! The idiot was right behind him!
Now, this idiot had taken enough pain to visit some doctor to get all fake certificates claiming that my friend hit him first and he's got a broken wrist and is internally injured and is under medication since the day of the incident... He also had a fake bandage on his right hand
We were called inside and the Inspector.., who had apparently watched the video the other day was sure enough of all his drama and asked us to replay the video. We obliged. The idiot changed the story now saying that we haven't recorded the part where we hit him, but only the part where he hit us.
The Inspector was aware that he was lying and was shouting at the guy.., while my friend humbly interrupted and said "Sir, if I may.., we have the video prior to the incident also". The idiot was shocked to know this... No surprise for us. The inspector hadn't watched this the other day - we had handed over only one - good thing - saved us today. We played the previous part showing his stupid driving (s)kills and the way the incident started off - with audio (though it was embarrassing). The inspector was more than convinced of who the culprit was and scared the crap out of that guy. Apparently, this idiot happens to be some construction contractor and has absolutely no political support whatsoever. But he's got loads of money as per the analysis the cops have done over the days.
We believe that the negotiating cop here was trying to tip this guy off and was trying to protect him till the last moment - until we unleashed the video footage of the entire event - our strongest weapon.
Now, the idiot has got two choices - Apologize to us on paper and make up for the property damage we have suffered. OR He can remain silent while Uncle shall go ahead and press an FIR.
The cops are now on the negotiating mode. We haven't heard from them yet and the complaint is still open. So, I won't be bothered any longer and Uncle shall handle it going forward.
I shall keep you guys updated on what happens during the next few days. But the idiot was finally scared to the core and confined himself to a chair at one end of the police station. For sure, he saw the world crashing down on him due to the DashCam recording.., which he neither knew of, nor expected... It had the voice recording of his abuse shouts, his aggression in terms of beating my car's ORVM while both the vehicles were on the move along with his "BIGGEST MISTAKE" - hitting my friend.
Again, Punishment or not, that guy surely would think twice before raising his hands on any other person on road. That's for sure.
And me? I'll strictly follow the rule of Garbage Trucks and shall try my best not to get into any conflicts in future. I reiterate : I need to reach home in one piece. Mom's waiting for me and she's got nobody but me...
A word of caution to everyone... If you come across a construction contractor by name "Anand Reddy" in Bangalore, please make sure you get back to this post, check the pictures I've posted earlier and make sure you're not dealing with this same idiot. He might turn hostile against others too for no good reason... Who knows?!?