Person attacks three women at Mangaluru DIET office

Mangaluru, Sept 20, 2021: A person who entered the District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) attacked three women staff on Monday afternoon.

The three are shifted to hospitals and are out of danger.

The DIET office is situated next to the Distirct prison in Mangaluru.

Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Shashi Kumar who visited the spot told reporters that a person aged about 30 years entered the DIET office around 1 pm on Monday.

“The person asked for some teacher and said he wanted to deliver a gift. Before the staff could understand him properly, the person took out a Machete and attacked three women staff,” the Commissioner said.

The three included an FDA, a Stenographer, and a D group employee. While two have sustained a head injury the third one has sustained injuries on back and hand.

When the women started shouting the public and the prison staff immediately rushed to the spot and held the person.
The police who rushed to the spot took him to custody and are questioning him. The person is identified as Naveen, a peon at Kundapura court.

The reason for the attack is yet to be known.