Bengaluru: A departmental inquiry conducted by Bengaluru North Division Deputy Commissioner of Police on the incident in which Assistant Commissioner of Police (J.C. Nagar) Manjunath Babu was caught on camera caning a hotel owner in R.T. Nagar on November 9 has found lapses on the part of the officer.
The report containing the findings, along with statements of witnesses, will be submitted to the police commissioner.
The victim and owner of Shetty Lunch Home, Rajeev Shetty sustained bruises after ACP Babu assaulted him around midnight allegedly because he had kept the hotel open beyond the stipulated timings.
A week after the incident, CCTV footage of the ACP beating Shetty went viral prompting Police Commission T. Suneel Kumar ordered a departmental enquiry by DCP (north) Chethan Singh Rathore.
Rathore recorded the statements of the ACP, a constable accompanying him, the hotel owner, staff and witnesses.
“It was proved that ACP Babu assaulted the hotel owner without any reason and committed an offence,” said a source.