Tension prevailed for some time outside Empire restaurant on Bannerghatta Road on Saturday night when a group of food delivery persons clashed with the restaurant staff. It ended with the restaurant premises being vandalised.
According to the police, around 8 p.m. on Saturday, an Empire staff member, Farooq, had parked his bike in front of the restaurant. Nadeem, a delivery person, came to pick up a parcel. While he was parking, Nadeem’s bike hit Farooq’s. Farooq started fighting with Nadeem and his colleagues f joined in and allegedly assaulted him. Later, Nadeem informed his own colleagues, who rushed to the spot and attacked Farooq. A group clash followed.
The Mico Layout police brought the situation under control and detained a few people.
A complaint and counter complaint has been filed in the Mico Layout police station. The police have detained a group of 20 food delivery boys along with seven staff members of Empire on the charges of assault, rioting and creating nuisance.