Youth trashed to death by gang for staring at them at bar

Bengaluru: A youth was thrashed to death by a gang for staring at them at a bar and restaurant.

The deceased is identified as Manjunath, (21).

The incident took place when Manjunath, went with his friend Jagannath to an under-construction building to consume alcohol. The accused men, whom police identified as Nanda, Arjun and two others, were also present in the building’s upper floors.

The men called Manjunath for a chat. When they met Manjunath on the first floor, they began hitting him saying he stared at them in a pub 15 days ago. One of them smashed a beer bottle on Manjunath’s head and the men dashed his head against the wall several times. His friend Jagannath, who witnessed the assault, ran out of the building and called the police. Meanwhile the men later away in their bikes.

When Jagannath entered the building to check on his friend he could not find Manjunath. Jagannath later learned from Manjunath’s sister that he was admitted to a hospital, where Manjunath had succumbed to the injuries.