Overview
- Authorities arrested the accused, identified in reports as Damini alias Mohini, following a January 9 incident near K R Puram Railway Station.
- The victim, home guard Lakshmi Narasamma, was on traffic duty and sustained bleeding injuries to her face and nose.
- Police charged the accused under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, including counts of assault and obstructing a public servant.
- A court produced the woman in Bengaluru and ordered judicial custody at the central prison as the investigation continues.
- Passers-by intervened during the attack, and a video of the assault circulated widely on social media, drawing swift official attention.