An irritated city-based builder drove his Mercedes Benz in the showroom and damaged three other cars that were parked inside for servicing.
An irritated city-based builder drove his Mercedes Benz in the showroom and damaged three other cars that were parked inside for servicing.
The accused, Sudeep K Agarwal, was annoyed with the showroom staff remarks on his driving.
Based on the complaint by Jacob Epen Sam, deputy general manager of Sundaram Motors on Kasturba road, the Cubbon Park police have taken up a case and are looking Agarwal.
In his complaint, Sam said that Agarwal, who purchased his Mercedes Benz CLK 350 (KA MR 70) two years ago, had come to get his car serviced on Wednesday.
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An inflamed Agarwal threatened the staff that if the car was not provided to him within 15 minutes, he will ransack the showroom. He then called the customer relation manager, threatening him with dire consequences.
Then suddenly, before the staff could react, he got behind the wheel, and drove rashly inside the showroom, damaging the three cars that were parked in the showroom.
Panic gripped the staff as Chandrahas Shetty, the foreman has a providential escape due to his rash driving.
However before Agarwal could crash his car into an expensive Mercedes Benz SLK 200K that was parked for display outside the showroom, the staff managed to get hold of the ignition keys to stop the car. Agarwal managed to escape.
Preliminary investigations by the police revealed that Agarwal was complaining about technical problem with his newly purchased Benz right from the beginning.
His complaint that he was sensing left pull and every service he got it done did not get the problem rectified.
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Though Agarwal had asked the showroom to replace the car, offering to pay the difference amount, they had turned down his offer, saying that the fault is not with the car but with his driving.
When Agarwal reportedly called the senior officers of the showroom on Wednesday, they gave him the same reply blaming his driving, which enraged Agarwal to indulge in ransacking.
"We have summoned Agarwal for questioning and he will be booked," said Sub-Inspector Ajay MR of Cubbon Park police station.
He added that Agarwal could have approached the consumer court to get his problem redressed than taking the law into his hands. Agarwal was not available for comment.
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