EXCLUSIVE: Congress MLA Byrathi Suresh Reacts After Youth Tries To Stabs Him..,<br /><br />Bengaluru: An attempt was made on a Congress lawmaker’s life in Bengaluru on Friday when a man tried to attack the legislator of Hebbal with a knife. The accused was handed over to police by the staff of MLA Byrathi Suresh after they managed to overpower him.<br /><br />“An attempt to murder case has been registered in the Kothnur police station limits. The MLA did not suffer any injury,” said DCP North-East Bhimashankar Guled.<br /><br />The attacker, identified as Shivakumar, works in the locality as a carpenter. Sources said he dashed his two-wheeler into the MLA's car the moment Suresh came out of his house to enter the vehicle.<br /><br />Shivakumar then pulled out a knife and tried to stab the MLA, but was overpowered by Suresh’s security staff. The motive of the attack is being ascertained.<br /><br />Suresh, a loyalist of former chief minister Siddaramaiah, is likely to field his wife in the by-election to the neighboring Assembly constituency KR Puram that is scheduled to be held next month.<br /><br />► Download TV9 Kannada Android App: https://goo.gl/OM6nPA<br />► Subscribe to Tv9 Kannada: https://youtube.com/tv9kannada<br />► Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tv9kannada<br />► Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tv9kannada<br />► Follow us on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/tv9karnataka<br />► Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tv9_kannada_official<br /><br />#CongressMLA #ByrathiSuresh #HebbalMLA
