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Man fatally stabs teen for not parting with Rs 50
Bellie Thomas
DHNS
Last Updated IST
Representative Image (Image by PDPics from Pixabay)
Representative Image (Image by PDPics from Pixabay)

The police are on the lookout for a man who stabbed an 18-year-old youth to death for not giving him Rs 50 in eastern Bengaluru’s DJ Halli on Wednesday.

The victim has been identified as Mohammed Wasim, a resident of DJ Halli, who was employed at a bakery on Modi Road, the police said.

According to the police, Wasim was heading home from work when he was accosted by three men on a bike on Modi Road. One of them asked Wasim for Rs 50. When Wasim said he did not have money on him, the accused flipped out a knife and stabbed him on his chest and fled the spot. Wasim sustained a deep stab injury and died on the spot, the police said.

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Preliminary inquiries by the police revealed that the accused, who was known to the victim, works for a furniture store and was probably addicted to drugs.

The DJ Halli police have registered a case of murder. A senior officer said they have identified the accused and have formed a team to nab him.

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(Published 07 November 2019, 00:42 IST)