BENGALURU: A man, who kicked a parked car which had a Ganesha idol installed in it, at Banjara Layout near Horamavu in the city on Tuesday and created a ruckus claiming that Lord Ganesha was not a god, was admitted to Nimhans.
After the incident came to light, the Hennur police identified the person as Shivakumar, and upon checking, it came to light that he was undergoing treatment at Nimhans. The police took him into custody and admitted him at the hospital.
When questioned by the car owner after checking CCTV footage as to why he had kiked the car, the man retorted in Tamil and abused with foul words saying that Ganesha is not god. He also questioned the car owner, who was recording a video, if he was Vatal Nagraj to insist on speaking Kannada.
Arrest this religious fanatic now to avoid communal flare in Bangalore @BlrCityPolice @PoliceBangalore @PriyankKharge @DKShivakumar @krishnabgowda pic.twitter.com/UuGCHNYYwE
— Bangalore Beat (@bangalore_beat) September 29, 2026
The man created high drama shouting on the road because another person has kept a Ganesha idol in his car. In no time, the shouting match turned into a language issue. When asked to speak in Kannada, the man allegedly behaved rudely.
