Bengaluru: Rowdy-sheeter hacked to death inside a football stadium

Bengaluru: A rowdy-sheeter was hacked to death by four-five assailants at Bengaluru’s Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) stadium on Sunday.

The deceased identified as Aravind was a rowdy-sheeter at the nearby Bharathi Nagar police station and managed a local football team. On Sunday, he had arrived at the BBMP ground located opposite the KSFA football stadium to play a six-a-side tournament.

Around 4 pm, four to five people surrounded him, Aravind ran to the stadium and locked himself inside the referee’s room. The assailants then broke in and killed him.

Police claim that the murder was the result of gang rivalry. A case has been registered at Ashok Nagar police station and further investigations are underway.