Hennur police have launched a manhunt for a
Nigerian man, identified only as Osas, for
allegedly attacking 30-year-old Ugandan national
Shakira Nsonko on February 10, in Bengalulu,
India.
Osas, it is alleged, attacked her with a knife at
an African eatery when she refused to pay for
his drink. Hennur police have taken up the case
under Section 323 (punishment for voluntarily
causing hurt) and Section 324 (punishment for
voluntarily causing hurt using a dangerous
weapon) against Osas, a resident of
Kukkenahalli.
In her complaint, Shakira has stated that she
was at the mess with a friend, Gifletin, when
Osas asked her to buy him drinks. When she
refused, he abused and slapped her, she has
complained. To escape his continued assault,
she locked herself in a room and called a friend,
Tony. That did not deter Osas, who waited and
slashed her with a knife when she ventured out
of the room.
Passports and other documents of the two are
being verified by the police. Consul of Rwanda,
Mohan Suresh, who visited Shakira Nsonko, told
Bangalore Mirror that he wanted to ascertain if
she was from Rwanda. He said the two knew
each other, and that she was an illegal
immigrant from Uganda.
Meanwhile, DCP Satish Kumar informed media
that Shakira initially claimed she was involved in
an accident in which she got hurt. It was only
after doctors at MS Ramaiah Hospital informed
the police that the wound could be the result of
stabbing that she revealed the stabbing.
Sources: Times of India/Bengalore Mirror
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