SIR drive turns violent in Bengaluru: Official punched in face, 2 men arrested

2 min readBengaluruUpdated: Jul 30, 2026 03:41 PM IST The injured official, Pakeerappa, in a hospital (Express photo/Special arrangement).The Bengaluru police Thursday arrested two men for allegedly assaulting a 37-year-old government official deputed for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls while he was supervising booth-level officers in Bengaluru. The accused have been identified as Dastagir, 22 and Yarab, 21. The complainant, Pakeerappa, a superintendent with the Karnataka Slum Development Board, had been appointed by the Pulakeshinagar Revenue Office as the supervising officer for booth-level officers doing the SIR work in ward number 47.According to the FIR, the incident took place at around 1.30 pm Wednesday near Kausar Mosque on 18th Cross in Roshan Nagar. Pakeer