Bengaluru: A woman and her male friend sitting in a park suffered minor injuries as a walker allegedly attacked them Tuesday over their presence there during the late evening.Halasur police have launched a manhunt for the attacker. Based on preliminary investigations, police said the injured 22-year-old woman, a native of Kerala, had come to Bengaluru to do a course. She, along with her male friend, visited Kanakadasa Park at Domlur first stage and were sitting on a slab when the incident took place around 8.30 pm.According to a complaint, the walker objected to their visit during that hour, leading to an argument. He resorted to moral policing, it said.As the woman’s friend asked the walker to mind his own business, he allegedly became aggressive and abusive, resulting in an exchange of blows between the two men.The woman tried to intervene, but he overpowered her. The walker then pulled out a sharp weapon and brandished it at her male friend. When the woman tried to stop him, she suffered a cut on her lips, the complaint said.The attacker escaped while the woman was bleeding profusely. Her friend, with the help of local residents, rushed her to a nearby hospital.A senior officer said, “The CCTV camera footage of the surrounding areas is being analysed to find clues about the attacker. Once we catch him, we will know the exact reason behind the incident.”
