Murder of rowdy-sheeter: CCTV footage shows assailants walking out of stadium after crime

They chased Aravind and hacked him to death just before a match

September 14, 2021 12:47 am | Updated November 22, 2021 10:00 pm IST - Bengaluru

The Ashok Nagar police have stepped up investigation into the murder of a rowdy-sheeter on the premises of Bangalore Football Stadium on Sunday evening.

CCTV camera footage from the main door of the stadium showed four armed assailants wearing helmets and caps walking out of the gate, after hacking the victim to death in the referees’ room where he had taken refuge.

“We are also scanning the CCTV camera footage from in and around the area to identify the assailants and are talking to eyewitness,” said a police officer, who suspect old rivalry as the motive.

The murder has also created a fear psychosis among residents and has also caused embarrassment to the police who had recently carried out raids on the houses of anti-social elements and habitual offenders.

The assailants chased the victim Aravind, a rowdy-sheeter from Bharathi Nagar, from a nearby BBMP ground into the football stadium. Minutes before a match was about to begin, Aravind ran onto the pitch, jumped the stand gallery and locked himself in one of the referees’ rooms.

The assailants gave chase despite the presence of spectators and players, broke open the door of the room, and hacked him to death.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.