Yogesh K Porwar
A 35-year-old man was allegedly murdered following a quarrel over a trivial issue at a hotel in Basaveshwaranagar on Monday night.
Senior officer told reporters that the incident occurred at around 11.45 pm on March 2 at Sri Raghavendra Veg Dosa Corner on Timmayya Road in Basaveshwaranagar.
The deceased has been identified as Shashikumar,aged between 30 and 35 years, who had come to the hotel for dinner.
Based on the complaint filed by Mehaboob Pasha (PC-21051),two men—identified as Manjunath (A1)and Bhagyaraj alias Papu (A2)—allegedly picked up a quarrel with the victim over an issue of accidentally stepping on his foot.
The argument reportedly escalated,and the accused are said to have attacked Shashikumar on the neck with a sharp weapon with the intention to kill him.He collapsed on the spot due to severe injuries.The accused fled immediately after the assault.
Police received information about the incident at 12.45 am on March 3 and subsequently registered a murder case. The body has been shifted for post-mortem examination.
Investigators are probing the exact sequence of events and are making efforts to trace and apprehend the accused.
