Bengaluru, July 30 -- An argument over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) application forms escalated into an assault on a government officer in east Bengaluru, prompting the arrest of two persons by Devarajeevanahalli police.

Police identified the accused as Yarab and Dastagir. They were arrested on Wednesday after allegedly attacking Fakirappa, a Development Superintendent with the Karnataka Slum Development Board, who had been assigned supervisory responsibility for 11 polling booths during the SIR process.

Investigators said Fakirappa was inspecting SIR-related work in Roshan Nagar on Wednesday afternoon when the accused approached Booth Level Officers requesting SIR forms. The officials informed them that they were registered as resi...