Mob beats bikers, damages bikes, blocks traffic post accident

A mob of local villagers thrashed passing bikers and blocked the highway after an accident involving a motorcyclist and a child. According to media reports, the child, aged 11 years, was fatally injured after the bike allegedly knocked her down as she was crossing the road.

A KTM RC motorcycle, ridden by a man on his way to meet his relatives in Chikkaballapura, was allegedly involved in the accident that took place on the outskirts of Bangalore. After this, locals gathered and roughed up the rider and tied him to a tree. The mob then unleashed its fury on passing motorcyclists unrelated to the incident. Further, riders coming from the opposite side were also targeted.

Few members of a motorcycle group in Bangalore were caught and thrashed by the villagers and their bikes damaged. According to a media report, the bikers had stopped after the accident to check on the situation when the angry mob gathered. Some expensive motorbikes including a BMW and a Harley-Davidson were vandalised by the mob. In one of the videos recorded by a passerby, some people were heard asking the mob not to damage the bikes of the people not involved in the accident.

The traffic on both sides of the road was blocked before the police arrived. The police have arrested the rider, who is now placed under judicial custody.

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