, who was charged by the High Grounds police under section 323 (assault), section 362 (kidnap), section 506 (criminal intimidation), and section 342 (wrongful confinement) of the Indian Penal Code was made to spend the night in police custody even as protesters and supporters gathered outside the station. The police on Sunday night produced the four men before a city magistrate at his residence, who remanded them to 14-day judicial custody. According to the police, the trainer, Gowda and actor, Vijay got into an argument at the bodybuilding competition, which devolved into a fight. Gowda was allegedly assaulted by Vijay and his associates and dragged into a car. The police said that in his statement, the victim said he was beaten in the moving car which was headed towards Nayandahalli junction. He was allegedly forced by them to confess that he had started the fight, and recorded his statement on a cellphone. When Krishnamurthy, Gowda’s uncle who was Vijay’s former friend and now a rival, learned what had happened, he filed a complaint with the High Grounds police. On filing the complaint a senior police officer called the actor on his cellphone, and asked him to report to the police station immediately. The actor and his associates returned to the police station with Gowda. Hundreds of supporters from both camps gathered outside the station and a Karnataka State Reserve Police team was deployed to keep the situation under control. The police detained Vijay, his driver, and his personal trainer as both men go by the name Prasad and Mani for questioning while Gowda was taken to a private hospital for treatment. Initially, Vijay insisted that he took Gowda in his car to save him from being attacked by his fans who were witness to the fight but after Gowda’s allegations that he had been assaulted and abducted, the police arrested all four men. On Sunday morning, the accused were taken to Vyalikaval police station for further interrogation. The actor, Vijay was interrogated by the Central Crime Branch officials for a few hours.]]>
