Pramesh S Jain
A 37-year-old paying guest (PG) owner was allegedly beaten to death following an altercation with two college students near Kasturinagar Main Road under the Ramamurthy Nagar police station limits on Monday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Madhav Matle (37), owner of Laxmi Narasimha PG.
Senior officer told reporters that the incident occurred between 6 pm and 6.30 pm in front of the PG.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused, identified as Rakesh (21),a final-year B.Com student,and Don Brite Son (20),a first-year BBA student,were washing their legs using tap water inside the PG premises.
Matle allegedly objected to their actions,leading to a heated argument.
During the altercation,the PG owner reportedly brought a cricket bat to assault the youths.However,the accused allegedly snatched the bat from him and assaulted him with it.
Matle sustained severe injuries and later succumbed to them.
The two accused had allegedly consumed alcohol before the incident.Both have been arrested and are being questioned.Further investigation is underway.
