MOB ASSAULTS FAMILY, STAKES CLAIM TO PROPERTY IN WHITEFIELD

Senior citizen fires bullet in the air to disperse the crowd

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @Bengaluru

THERE was high drama in front of a sprawling house on Borewell Road in Whitefield, with a group staking claim to a large piece of property, vandalising it and attacking the residents on Thursday morning.

The Baliga family, residing here since 1990, has filed an FIR at the Whitefield police station against the attackers for intimidation, harassment and assault.

The FIR names Jawahar Gopal, a businessman, and many others.

Things came to such a pass that the family was surrounded by a mob, and the senior citizen of the family fired a bullet from a 12-bore rifle in a bid to disperse the crowd outside their home.

Vishal Baliga, who runs a chain of restaurants in the city, told TNIE, "A case has been going on in court between us and Jawahar's family for quite some time in the high court. The next hearing is slated for December 20. They attacked us suddenly, accompanied by nearly 80 people."