Bengaluru: A 30-year-old water tanker driver was allegedly abducted and assaulted by his former employer and three others over a pending salary of Rs 2.1 lakh.Mohan G, a resident of Anandapura, stated in his complaint on Nov 6 that he had been working with Srinivas, owner of Sri Water Tank Service in BDA Layout, for around two and a half years. He was paid a monthly salary of Rs 30,000. However, Srinivas failed to pay him his wages for seven months, amounting to approximately Rs 2.1 lakh.Mohan quit the job one and a half months ago and asked Srinivas to clear his pending salary. However, the latter refused to pay him and abused him when he demanded his dues, Mohan said.On Nov 4, Mohan went to Srinivas’s home to ask about his salary, leading to an argument between the two. The following day, Srinivas and three other men arrived near Mohan’s home and allegedly attacked him with an iron rod and kicked him, leaving him unconscious.They placed him in the rear seat of their car and drove to the Marathahalli railway gate area. The four men dragged him out of the car and dumped him on a heap of gravel. Srinivas allegedly removed Mohan’s trousers and kicked him in his private parts while two other men also assaulted him. They abandoned him and fled, the complainant said.However, Mohan regained consciousness and managed to hire an autorickshaw and, with police assistance, reached a hospital, where he received treatment.JB Nagar police arrested Srinivas (45) and two others.
