A cyclist who waged a bizarre seven-year campaign of attacks on pedestrians has been banned from the saddle. Gurnaik Singh Dogra, 37, became notorious in Leicester for riding at pedestrians and punching or kicking them as he went past.
Nearly 40 people have complained about him since 2002, but police believe other victims did not come forward. Now Dogra has been hit with an Asbo which bars him from riding his bike in a large swathe of the city, including the city centre.
He appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court this week where he was jailed for 12 weeks for two counts of assault and one offence of threatening behaviour. He admitted the offences.
The ban order, which will last for five years, will come into effect when Dogra is released from prison.
The order means that Dogra can be arrested and possibly jailed if he is caught riding or even pushing his bike through the streets.
One of his unnamed victims who was attacked as he walked along, said: "He kicked me and it was hard enough to knock me to the floor. He needs to get help, really. There's obviously something wrong with him and he seems to have been doing this for a long time. There's no logic to it."
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