Bengaluru: A 32-year-old used-car dealer was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, crashing his car into a house compound wall and assaulting members of the public and police personnel in west Bengaluru.The accused, Sachin Shivalingegowda, a resident of Sampangiramanagar, was involved in the incident shortly after midnight on Friday at Mahadeshwaranagar in Byadarahalli.According to police, Sachin was allegedly drunk when his Maruti Swift rammed into the compound wall of a house. The impact prompted the occupants and neighbours to rush outside. They found him standing beside the car, inspecting the damage to the vehicle and the wall.When the house owner and others questioned him, Sachin allegedly abused them. Suspecting that he was under the influence of alcohol, they alerted the police control room. A Hoysala patrolling vehicle was subsequently dispatched to the spot.However, Sachin allegedly turned aggressive and assaulted the police personnel who arrived at the scene.“He attacked our officers and even tore off the stars on the collar of a police sub-inspector’s uniform. The officer had to reach the spot as Sachin was becoming uncontrollable,” a police officer said.Sachin was taken to Byadarahalli police station and later shifted to a hospital for a medical examination. However, he allegedly created a ruckus at the hospital as well. Police then brought him back to the station and detained him in a cell.On Saturday evening, he was produced before a court, which remanded him to 14 days of judicial custody at Bengaluru Central Prison, an officer said.
