<p>His tongue chopped by a rowdy last year, a 32-year-old man ganged up with four friends to kill his assaulter in a violent tit-for-tat. </p>.<p>Police have arrested all five suspects. </p>.<p>Mani alias Manu, an auto driver from Ravugodlu near Uttarahalli, had vowed revenge after Chandramouli S alias Chandru, 38, a rowdy from his village, chopped off his tongue on October 27, 2021. </p>.<p>Chandru had hailed Mani’s auto to Somanahalli and taken him to the terrace of his house where three of his friends were waiting. They confronted Mani about a past incident when he had allegedly abused one of them.</p>.<p>The group then pounced on him. Even as the friends pinned Mani, Chandru chopped off his tongue. </p>.<p>Chandru was jailed after the incident and stayed inside until April 6 this year. Mani waited for the right opportunity to hit back. The opportunity came on November 4. </p>.<p>Around 8 pm, Mani barged into Chandru’s house with four fellow auto drivers.</p>.<p>The group dragged Chandru out and hammered him with logs. Mani then picked up a stone while his associates pinned Chandru to the ground. Then, in cinematic style, Mani kept smashing Chandru on the head until he died. </p>.<p>The other arrested suspects are Lokesh alias Venkatesh, 27, Vinay K, 22, Maruti M, 22, and Ananda, 20, all from Ravugodlu<br />village. </p>
<p>His tongue chopped by a rowdy last year, a 32-year-old man ganged up with four friends to kill his assaulter in a violent tit-for-tat. </p>.<p>Police have arrested all five suspects. </p>.<p>Mani alias Manu, an auto driver from Ravugodlu near Uttarahalli, had vowed revenge after Chandramouli S alias Chandru, 38, a rowdy from his village, chopped off his tongue on October 27, 2021. </p>.<p>Chandru had hailed Mani’s auto to Somanahalli and taken him to the terrace of his house where three of his friends were waiting. They confronted Mani about a past incident when he had allegedly abused one of them.</p>.<p>The group then pounced on him. Even as the friends pinned Mani, Chandru chopped off his tongue. </p>.<p>Chandru was jailed after the incident and stayed inside until April 6 this year. Mani waited for the right opportunity to hit back. The opportunity came on November 4. </p>.<p>Around 8 pm, Mani barged into Chandru’s house with four fellow auto drivers.</p>.<p>The group dragged Chandru out and hammered him with logs. Mani then picked up a stone while his associates pinned Chandru to the ground. Then, in cinematic style, Mani kept smashing Chandru on the head until he died. </p>.<p>The other arrested suspects are Lokesh alias Venkatesh, 27, Vinay K, 22, Maruti M, 22, and Ananda, 20, all from Ravugodlu<br />village. </p>
