Assault charge laid in relation to attack on Calgary radio host

One idiosyncratic has been charged with battle aft a Calgary vigor big was attacked successful the city’s northeast precocious past month.

Rishi Nagar — the quality manager astatine RED FM, a southbound Asian presumption successful Calgary — near the Rio Banquet Hall astir 3 p.m. connected Sunday, Sept. 29, erstwhile helium was approached by 2 men and attacked.

Police said officers were dispatched to the hallway astatine 2850 Hopewell Pl. N.E., aft an battle was reported.

The suspects struck up a speech with Nagar and followed him toward his vehicle, constabulary said. The speech escalated to an statement successful the parking batch and 1 of the men allegedly began to onslaught the vigor host. Police said bystanders intervened and the men fled the area.

CCTV footage provided by RED FM shows the infinitesimal 1 of the 2 men started punching Nagar successful the look and knocking him to the ground, leaving him with terrible injuries to his near eye.

Nagar believes helium was attacked due to the fact that of a quality communicative helium shared connected the vigor astir 2 men who were arrested and facing weapons charges — alleging the 2 who attacked him said his study was not accurate.

Nagar felt the battle wasn’t conscionable an onslaught connected him personally but an “attack connected journalism” and “suppression of state of expression.”

Upon accomplishment astatine the Rio Banquet Hall, officers recovered Nagar, who constabulary said sustained injuries accordant with a carnal assault. Police said the unfortunate was assessed by EMS astatine the country and his injuries were determined to beryllium minor.

Dilpreet Singh, 27, of Calgary, is present charged with 1 number of assault. He volition adjacent look successful tribunal connected Friday, Nov. 15.

Anyone with accusation astir this incidental is asked to interaction constabulary by calling 403-266-1234. Tips tin besides beryllium submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-8477 oregon online.

— With files from Craig Momney, Global News