'I feel distracted when kids play': Ex-gym trainer assaults multiple children in Bengaluru

BENGALURU: Parents successful Thyagarajanagar claimed that 35-year-old erstwhile gym trainer Ranjan M, besides known arsenic Ranjith, had precocious targeted respective children successful the locality. According to them, helium tried to deed a miss with his bike, pulled the hairsbreadth of a lad riding a bicycle, and adjacent followed different miss the adjacent day, striking her with his elbow. “We person collected footage and handed it implicit to the police,” said 1 parent.The astir superior incidental occurred connected December 14, erstwhile a five-year-old lad visiting his maternal uncle’s location successful Doddamavalli adjacent Lalbagh was kicked by Ranjan portion playing badminton with different children connected Old Post Office Road. The lad sustained an wounded supra his eyebrow on with scratches connected his hands and feet and was taken to a infirmary for treatment.

The child’s parent filed a constabulary ailment the aforesaid day, alleging that the battle was intentional. CCTV footage, she said, corroborated the incident.A elder constabulary serviceman confirmed that Ranjan appears to beryllium mentally unstable and is undergoing psychiatric treatment. “During interrogation, helium confessed to having assaulted respective children, claiming that helium felt distracted and agitated by the children shouting and playing connected the road,” the serviceman said.

Ranjan, who is unmarried and resides locally, has nary erstwhile transgression record. He was arrested but aboriginal released connected presumption bail. His parents person reportedly taken him to Madurai for further treatment. Police said they are continuing to cod his aesculapian records and assessing the concern to forestall further incidents, urging parents to stay vigilant.