In a fit of rage, one of the friends attacked Raju and slit his throat. The group then fled the spot, a senior police officer said.
A 26-year-old man was reportedly murdered by his friends who slit his throat during a fight over a petty issue in West Bengaluru's Chandra Layout on Sunday night.
Raju, a resident of Attiguppe, and his friends had gone out for a party near Attiguppe near Vijayanagar.
On their way back, they developed some misunderstanding over some petty issue and started fighting, the police said.
In a fit of rage, one of the friends attacked Raju and slit his throat. The group then fled the spot, a senior police officer said.
The incident came to light on Monday morning when passersby found the body and called the police.
The jurisdictional Chandra Layout police have registered a case. Further investigations are under way.