Four held for assaulting forest guard in Bangalore

Four youth were arrested after they assaulted a forest guard at the Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) on Wednesday afternoon.

According to Bannerghatta police, V Lakshmikanth, a forest guard on duty, tried to stop Shamshuddin, Sayed, Farooq and Parveez from entering the restricted area in the forest.

The guard warned the youth against doing so as wild elephants could harm them. The youth, however, paid no heed to the guard’s pleas and went ahead.

When the guard tried to stop them, they attacked him. The guard fled the spot, rushed to the Bannerghatta police station and lodged a complaint.

The police arrived on the spot and arrested the youth. The youths are residents of Mangammanapalya and Moulvinagar near Bommanahalli.