Juice shop owner booked for harassing BBMP official

BENGALURU: An FIR has been registered against an owner of a juice shop for allegedly harassing a senior health inspector when she had come to the shop for inspection.

The health inspector with Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike (BBMP), Prathima, lodged a complaint with the Sadashiva Nagar police station following which an FIR was registered against the shop owner Niranjan.

In her complaint to the police, the health officer stated that she had gone to inspect the shops and establishments located on the Ramaiah Hospital premises to check on the use of plastic bags.

As she entered the juice shop at around 4 pm on Saturday and informed Niranjan about the inspection.

Though she showed him her identity card, he initially refused to comply and prevented her from carrying out inspection.

The complainant said Niranjan later did allow her to inspect, but tried to mentally harras her by passing comments. Prathima, however, seized the plastic materials and issued him notice.

Later Niranjan followed her to the next shop and along with others began to harass her and prevented her to discharge her duty.

The police have registered an FIR against Niranjan and his associates charging them under Section 509 (Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) and also under Section 353 (Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) and are investigating of the IPC.