Bengaluru:(NEWS18) An FIR was registered against the son of Congress MLA NA Harris and 10 of his supporters for allegedly attacking a youth at an upscale restaurant and later at a hospital where the victim was taken for treatment.

The victim, identified as Dollars Colony resident Vidwath, was having dinner at a high-end restaurant in UB City when Mohammad Nalapad and his friends walked in at 11:30pm. The group reportedly told Vidwath, who had a plaster on one of his legs, to “sit properly”.

After a heated exchange, Nalapad and his friends allegedly attacked Vidwath and beat him up. The victim was rushed to the nearby Mallya Hospital for treatment, but the group reportedly followed him there and allegedly beat him up again. Nalapad and his friends allegedly also tried to attack the victim’s brother.

Harris paid a visit to the hospital later in the night, following which the opposition BJP and JD(S) alleged that the lawmaker was “trying to hush up the case”. Both parties demanded that the Congress “immediately dismiss” Harris.

The allegations come as a major embarrassment to the Congress-led Karnataka government in an election year.

Reacting to the incident, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the offenders would be punished “regardless of who they are”.