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Bengaluru Court Jails Three Men for 2019 Machete Attack
A court in Bengaluru sentenced three men for attacking police officers.
The attack happened in 2019 when police tried to arrest them.
The men were wanted in an attempted murder case.
They attacked the police team with a machete.
Police shot one of the men, Goutham, in the leg.
The court gave Goutham seven years in prison.
Prashanth Singh and Salman Khan each received six months.
They had already spent much of those sentences in jail before the judgment.
A Bengaluru court convicted three men for attacking police personnel during an attempted arrest in 2019.
The accused were identified as Goutham, Prashanth Singh alias Andu, and Salman Khan.
The men attacked personnel from Yeshwanthpur police station with a machete.
Police shot Goutham in the leg during the encounter.
Goutham received seven years in prison, while Prashanth and Salman received six months each, with all having already spent substantial time in custody.
- Who
- Goutham, Prashanth Singh alias Andu, and Salman Khan were convicted; the victims were personnel from Yeshwanthpur police station.
- What
- The three men were sentenced for attacking a police team with a machete during an attempted arrest.
- Where
- The case was heard in a Bengaluru court, and the police personnel were from Yeshwanthpur police station.
- When
- The attack occurred in 2019, and the sentences were handed down on Monday.
- Why
- Police were trying to arrest the men, who were wanted in an attempted murder case.
Key facts
- Court
- Additional City Civil and Sessions Court, Bengaluru
- Judge
- Rashmi M
- Attack year
- 2019
- Weapon
- Machete
- Sentence for Goutham
- Seven years’ imprisonment
- Sentences for Prashanth and Salman
- Six months’ imprisonment each
- Custody already served
- Goutham had spent six years in jail; Prashanth and Salman had spent five years and nine months, respectively.
Sources
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