Man stabbed by trio for objecting to their stares

A youth died and his friend was wounded  in a stabbing attack by three  unidentified men outside a bar in Ullal, West Bengaluru, around 12.30 am on Saturday.    

Arun Krishna and Dhillon Somaiah, both 22 and residents of Mallathahalli,  had come to Maruthi Bar and Restaurant at Ullal Road Cross  to have a drink. As they sat down at a table,  a group of three  occupying another  table  started staring them. Krishna and Somaiah took offence. A quarrel soon broke out, prompting the bar staff to yank both the groups  out.  

As Krishna and Somaiah stepped out, one of the men  pulled out a knife and stabbed Krishna in the chest. Somaiah was  also assaulted when he tried to intervene. The  three men  fled the spot soon after. The bar staff  called the police.  

Which station?  

But even as Krishna lay in a pool of blood on the opposite side of the  road  outside the bar, the police  had an internal dispute over the jurisdiction of the murder spot. It wasn't immediately clear which police station  should  open a case  -  Byadrahalli police in Bengaluru Rural or Jnanabharathi police in  Bengaluru city  commissionerate.

Finally, the  Jnanabharathi police registered a case of murder and started hunting for  the suspects. They are  reviewing the CCTV footage of the bar.