Bengaluru youth goes out with friends on birthday, murdered

A 26-year-old youth, who went with his friends to celebrate his birthday, was murdered by them in Kengeri police station limits, on Saturda.

Published: 18th July 2022 05:42 AM  |   Last Updated: 18th July 2022 05:42 AM   |  A+A A-

death, murder, representational image, generic image, illustration

Image used for representational purpose only

By Express News Service

BENGALURU: A 26-year-old youth, who went with his friends to celebrate his birthday, was murdered by them in Kengeri police station limits, on Saturda. The victim Hemanth Kumar was a resident of H Gollahalli near Kengeri.

Police said it was Kumar's birthday on Saturday and he had informed his family that he was going out with his friends. He had left home in the afternoon and had not returned till night. When his sister contacted him over the phone at 10 pm, he had told her that he was with his friends.

"On Sunday morning, the body of a youth was found near NICE Road underpass in Konasandra. The assailants had attacked the youth with lethal weapons and had smashed his head with a boulder. They had also disfigured the face beyond recognition. Kumar’s family who were in search of him, got to know about a body being found and identified the body with the help of a tattoo on his hand," the police said. 

Now we are on Telegram too. Follow us for updates
India Matters

Comments

Disclaimer : We respect your thoughts and views! But we need to be judicious while moderating your comments. All the comments will be moderated by the newindianexpress.com editorial. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or inflammatory, and do not indulge in personal attacks. Try to avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines.

The views expressed in comments published on newindianexpress.com are those of the comment writers alone. They do not represent the views or opinions of newindianexpress.com or its staff, nor do they represent the views or opinions of The New Indian Express Group, or any entity of, or affiliated with, The New Indian Express Group. newindianexpress.com reserves the right to take any or all comments down at any time.