Bengaluru violence: 24-year-old accused succumbs to injuries, toll now four

BENGALURU: A 24-year-old youth, who was allegedly involved in the violence in the city on the night of August 11, breathed his last on Saturday evening.
With his death, the death toll in the violence has risen to four.
"He (accused Syed Nadeem) was in jail since August 12. Last night (he) came to Bowring Hospital with chest pain. Probably some hard object hit on his abdomen," Bengaluru police commissioner Kamal Pant said.
The deceased was present in the mob that had picketed KG Halli police station.
"Working as a mechanic, Nadeem was seen in the frontline when the mob torched vehicles parked outside the police station," a police official said.
Earlier, three men had died during the violence. One had died on the spot while two others succumbed en route to hospital.
(With inputs from PTI)