VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh government cracked the whip on Kuppam Area Development Authority (KADA) Project Director Vikas Marmat after Bengaluru police registered a criminal case against him and three others following a pub brawl and the alleged abuse and attempted assault of police personnel on October 10.
The 2019-batch IAS officer and his three associates — Abhay Uday Singh, a real estate businessman; Nitish, the owner of a competitive exam coaching centre in Bihar; and Roshan, a bouncer — were booked by Cubbon Park police for allegedly abusing and attempting to assault a team of police personnel, including police inspector Arun Salunke, at an upscale bar and restaurant on Residency Road in Bengaluru around 1.30am on October 10.