The Hulimavu police arrested five persons who had allegedly stabbed a 20-year-old youth to death a few days ago.
The arrested have been identified as Velu (20), his brother Kannan (19), Santhosh (19), Vinod (19) and Manjunath (22) while two others Balaji and Shivu are absconding.
Fight
The victim, Rajesh, had been playing cricket with his friends in Basavanapura playground at the same time as the arrested persons.
The suspects had allegedly mocked at Rajesh’s game due to which a quarrel erupted between the two groups.
The fight turned violent when one of the suspects allegedly stabbed Rajesh with a knife.
Rajesh’s friends assaulted the suspects with stumps and cricket bats.
However, the suspects fled soon after Rajesh was stabbed. Rajesh eventually succumbed to injuries.
Special team
A special police team had been formed to trace the suspects who are college drop-outs.
