# JD(S) leader arrested for assaulting Bengaluru traffic cop 2026-08-16T19:01:48+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Janata Dal (Secular) state general secretary Gottigere Manja (also known as Manjunath alias Gottigere Manjanna) was arrested for allegedly assaulting an on-duty traffic police constable in Bengaluru. The incident occurred around 4pm on Sunday at Gottigere, when constable Arun M Badagowdar stopped Manja's vehicle with a hand signal to allow oncoming traffic to pass. According to police complaints cited by the Times of India and Deccan Herald, Manja objected, grabbed the constable by his collar, and attempted to assault him. A viral mobile video shows Manja allegedly kicking the constable while speaking to a senior police officer on the phone. The Times of India reports that the constable was later made to apologise to Manja, a move that angered junior police personnel and prompted public intervention. The Hulimavu police registered a case under charges including assault on a public servant, the Deccan Herald reports. Manja was arrested after hiding in a private hotel and was produced before a court. Joint commissioner of police Ramesh Banoth said an investigation is under way. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - deccanherald.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-17T05:51:36+00:00. Tags: Bengaluru, Gottigere Manjanna, JD(S), Karnataka, traffic police Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/jds-functionary-assaults-traffic-cop-in-bengaluru/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/jds-functionary-assaults-traffic-cop-in-bengaluru/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/