Pramesh S Jain & Binish Thomas (Sub-Editor)
The Ramanagar district police on Sunday opened fire at the prime accused involved in attack and chopping the left hand of a dalit man in Kanakapura 
town on July 21, when they attacked the policemen in a bid to escape .
The accused identified as Harsha and his associate Karunesh,were on the run since the incident were track down at an isolated place in Valley school in Kaggalipura where they had taken shelter .
A team of police led by Mithun Shilpi surrounded the area and warned the duo to surrender.The duo however in a bid to escape attacked policemen,Rajashekhar and Shivakumar.Mithun Shipli and his team warned them to surrender by firing in the air and later shot at their legs to stop them from fleeing .
The injured have been shifted to the hospital where they are recovering .
Investigations into the incident revealed that the accused who are rowdy sheeters having multiple cases pending against them,belonging to upper caste and wanted to dominate others community in the area and create a fear psychosis
The accused armed with lethal weapons confronted Anish Kumar who was sitting outside the house and heckled him.When Anish objected they abused him and his family members using casteist slurs and later chopped his hand .
While Anish is undergoing treatment at St.John’s hospital his family members and relatives are treated at a local hospital.
The Kanakapura police have registered an FIR against seven persons in connection with the incident and others are absconding.
The police have registered cases against the accused under Sections 118 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons), 198 (unlawful assembly), 329 (criminal trespass), 351 (threatening) and 76 (assault and use of criminal force on woman with intent of disrobe) of Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita and also under SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act.
Following back to back two incidents reported in the area belonging to Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar’s constituency,Dalit organizations across the district staged a protest demanding strict action against the attackers and also seeking protection for the dalit community areas which are under constant attacks .
Four special teams have formed who arrested five accused while Harsh and Karunesh managed to escape .
