A youth was stabbed to death by a group of unidentified men in MICO Layout late on Thursday night. The victim, Mohammed Yousuf, 25, a resident of Lakshmi Layout near Puttenahalli, was a welder by profession.
He was riding home on his bike when a gang of four men on two motorcycles allegedly attacked him.
Passersby alerted the police and he was shifted to Victoria Hospital, where he was declared brought dead.
The police suspect that it was a pre-meditated murder over an old rivalry and not a case of a robbery going wrong, as the victim’s bike and mobile phone were found at the spot.
Man injured during robbery bid
A youth sustained injuries when he resisted a robbery bid near Arabic College, K.G. Halli on Thursday night. The victim, Saleem, 26, was walking home around 10 p.m. when two men on a bike waylaid him and tried to rob him of his valuables. When Saleem resisted, he was attacked with a blade, injuring him on his arms and stomach. The duo fled from the scene when Saleem screamed for help. The K.G. Halli police have registered a case.
