Day after walking free from prison, man murdered by rivals in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: A 26-year-old man was allegedly murdered by his rivals a day after his release from jail, in what the police believe to be a revenge crime.

The police said that two men fatally stabbed the victim, Vijay, following a heated argument in Janatha Colony, JJ Nagar, West Bengaluru, on Saturday.

Vijay, a resident of JJ Nagar, had been released from prison on Friday after securing bail in an attempted murder case. He was accused of stabbing Arun, 27, a rival.

After Vijay's release, Arun called him for talks on Saturday night to bury the hatchet. Vijay agreed.

However, when Arun and his friend, Deepu, 28, met Vijay in Janatha Colony, a quarrel broke out. The argument turned violent, and the two men overpowered Vijay and stabbed him to death, police investigations revealed.

The JJ Nagar police visited the crime scene and launched a manhunt for the suspects.

On Sunday, the police discovered that the duo were hiding in a forest patch in RR Nagar. The police reached the spot and attempted to catch them. The men, however, tried to flee. The police fired warning shots, but the suspects did not heed the warnings and attacked the personnel. The police then shot them in the leg to subdue them, informed sources said.

The police later took the men to hospital for treatment and have begun arrest procedures, the sources added.