According to the police’s First Information Report (FIR), the attack was a planned attempt. The accused blocked the vehicle in which Scaria was traveling, manhandled him, and tried to strangle him. The FIR states that if the attempt had not been thwarted, it could have resulted in his death. Scaria sustained minor injuries and was taken to a private hospital for treatment. The attackers are currently absconding, and the police have launched a manhunt to find them.
The police have registered a case against the accused under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. These sections include:
Section 189(2): Deals with criminal intimidation.
Section 190: Pertains to criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication or by a threat of injury.
Section 191: This section is complex and has multiple subsections (1), (2), and (3) that relate to giving false evidence.
Section 115(2): Deals with abetment of an offense punishable with death or imprisonment for life.
Section 351(2): Relates to assault or criminal force.
Section 126(2): Deals with offenses related to public servants.
Section 110: Pertains to punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment.
With input from DH & THE HINDU
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