An 18-Year-Old Youth Fatally Stabbed Following Altercation at Bengaluru Rural District Dhaba

By PTI

BENGALURU: A tragic incident occurred on Sunday evening at a popular ‘dhaba’ near Doddaballapura in the Bengaluru Rural district, where an 18-year-old youth was fatally stabbed by a group following an altercation. The incident was triggered after a photoshoot that took place at the establishment, according to the police.

Located at the entrance of the ‘dhaba’ is a wall adorned with attractive paintings, which often attracts customers for photoshoots.

On the occasion of Deepavali, Surya, accompanied by three friends, was capturing moments of joy when another group who had just finished their lunch at the ‘dhaba’ approached them and requested to have their own photos taken as well.

Initially, Surya and his friends declined the request, but later agreed to oblige, as reported by a senior police officer.

The group then insisted that Surya and his friends immediately transfer the pictures to one of their WhatsApp numbers.

However, Surya explained that the photos could not be directly sent to mobile phones as they were taken using a camera and needed to be downloaded and transferred to a computer or system first.

Despite the explanation, the other group continued to press for an immediate transfer of the pictures.

This led to a heated altercation between the two groups, escalating to a point where one of the accused, identified as Dileep, retrieved a sharp-edged weapon and stabbed Surya in the chest, causing him to collapse on the spot.

Surya was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital, but tragically succumbed to his stab wounds.

The accused group quickly fled the scene on their motorcycles, leaving behind a shocked and devastated group of friends.

Mallikarjun Baldani, Superintendent of Police for Bengaluru Rural district, stated, “A case of murder has been registered in connection with the incident. Statements from the victim’s friends have also been recorded. We have managed to identify two of the five accused involved in the incident, and efforts are underway to identify and apprehend the remaining culprits.”

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<br /> BENGALURU: An 18-year-old youth was stabbed to death allegedly by a group following an altercation triggered after a photoshoot at a ‘dhaba’ near Doddaballapura in Bengaluru Rural district here, police said on Monday.</p> <p> At the ‘dhaba’ entrance, there’s a wall that has paintings to attract customers and a lot of people usually visit there for photoshoots.</p> <p> On Deepavali, when Surya and three of his friends were clicking their photos, another group who had lunch at the ‘dhaba’ arrived there and asked them to take theirs as well on Sunday evening.</p> <p> Surya and his friends initially refused but later agreed to do so, a senior police officer said.</p> <p> The group then asked Surya and his friends to transfer the snaps to one of their WhatsApp numbers immediately.</p> <p> But Surya told them that it could not be sent to mobile phones directly since they had to be downloaded and transferred to the system first as these were taken using a camera.</p> <p> But the other group kept insisting they transfer the pictures immediately.</p> <p> This led to an altercation between the two groups and one of the accused, who has been identified as Dileep, took out a sharp-edged weapon and stabbed Surya in the chest, he said.</p> <p> Surya, who collapsed on the spot, was rushed to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to stab wounds.</p> <p> The accused group fled the place on their motorcycles, he said.</p> <p> “A case of murder has been registered in connection with the incident. Statements of the victim’s friends have also been recorded. We have identified two of the five accused involved in the incident and efforts are being made to identify the rest and arrest them,” Superintendent of Police (Bengaluru Rural district), Mallikarjun Baldani said. Follow The New Indian Express channel on WhatsApp<br />