A court here has sentenced a man to seven years of rigorous imprisonment and fined him ₹25,000 in a 2021 attempt-to-murder case involving police, officials said on Friday.
The accused, Mohammed Saleem, was involved in a serious attack on police personnel, they said.
"Acting on credible information that the accused was travelling in a car along the service road of the Ring Road from Hennur Signal towards Nagawara, police intercepted the vehicle near the Forest Office at HBR Layout," a statement from the Police Commissioner's office said.
The accused then attempted to flee and attacked police personnel with a knife in his possession, it said.
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A case was registered at Govindapura police station on June 24, 2021, under charges of attempt to murder and relevant provisions of the Arms Act, police said.
{{/usCountry}}A case was registered at Govindapura police station on June 24, 2021, under charges of attempt to murder and relevant provisions of the Arms Act, police said.
{{/usCountry}}During the investigation, conducted under the direction of the then DCP (East Division) Sharanappa S D, Inspector Kiran Kumar B Nayak of DJ Halli police station collected evidence and filed a detailed charge sheet, they said.
"After trial, the court found the accused guilty and sentenced him to seven years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of ₹25,000," the statement added.
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