Bengaluru : IAF Officer Booked For Attempted Murder, Provoking Breach of Peace

Indian Air Force officer Shiladitya Bose, who in a social media video claimed that he was attacked and verbally abused by a man, has been booked on charges of ‘attempt to murder’ and falsely claiming that he was assaulted by the biker for not speaking Kannada, in the Bengaluru road rage case.

This comes after multiple videos, widely shared on social media, showed Bose assaulting and thrashing the biker instead.

According to the details, a First Information Report (FIR) was registered against Bose after a formal complaint was received by the police from the bike rider, who identified himself as Vikas.

The FIR against Bose was registered under Sections 109 (attempt to murder), 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 304 (snatching), 324 (mischief), and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

The charges against Bose state he first attacked the biker, while the man on the two-wheeler just retaliated in self-defence. Thereafter, he thrashed the biker. Bose later lied and alleged he was attacked by the biker for not speaking Kannada. According to the charges, such lies could give way to language/racial tensions.

The charges state that the IAF officer falsely claimed he was with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). He made false claims about the attack and uploaded the video on social media. 

The IAF officer then fled to Kolkata, the charges state. Bose also attempted to use military higher-ups and tried to mislead them on the entire incident to hush up the case.