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Bengaluru Roads Chaos: Karnataka's capital city, Bengaluru, witnessed two shocking incidents in 24 hours. Hours after the knife attack on two cab drivers at the city's airport, a passenger's erratic behaviour caused traffic disruption near Mekhri Circle on Sunday. A cab passenger suddenly began behaving erratically, creating chaos on the busy road. The rider, identified as Santosh, allegedly attacked his cab driver. He climbed onto the roof of the car and started dancing and shouting incoherently. Onlookers filmed the scene on their phones. The video of the incident went viral on social media.

The passenger, who had booked a cab from Mysuru to Kempegowda International Airport, reportedly turned violent mid-journey. Santosh allegedly assaulted the cab driver, compelling him to stop the car immediately. However, following the incident, traffic police officials overpowered him and sent him to the Sadashivanagar Police station. Police said that the man has a history of mental health issues.

Man Held For Trying To Attack Taxi Drivers With Knife

In the airport incident, the accused was arrested for attempting to attack two taxi drivers with a knife following a quarrel between them at the Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru.

The accused, identified as Sohail Ahmed, was arrested under Arms Act and sent to judicial custody in connection with the incident that occurred late on Sunday night.

In a video of the incident, the man could be seen running with a long knife towards the taxi drivers near the arrival lane of Terminal - 1. The CISF personnel on duty quickly intervened and overpowered the accused and secured the weapon.

Taking to social media post 'X' the CISF shared the video of the incident and said with the timely intervention by CISF, a major crime was averted at Bengaluru Airport. "Around midnight on 16 Nov, a man armed with a long knife charged towards two taxi drivers at the T1 Arrival area of the Bengaluru Airport. ASI/Exe Sunil Kumar and team acted swiftly, overpowered the attacker and recovered the knife, preventing any harm to passengers or staff," it said.

The accused and all involved were immediately handed over to KIA police for further action, it said.

"A preliminary inquiry suggests that his act was in retaliation to an earlier dispute. CISF continues to uphold its commitment to safeguarding passengers, airport personnel and critical aviation infrastructure," CISF added.

(With PTI inputs)

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