Man beaten to death with bat over trivial row in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: A trivial row escalated into the brutal murder of a man in Bengaluru, police officials said on Monday.

The deceased is Rasheed Ahmed, 45, a mechanic from Wilson Garden.

According to police, Ahmed and prime suspect Parvez argued over some mold work.

“The argument escalated, and Parvez hit Ahmed with a bat on his leg. Ahmed fell down and hit his head on the pavement, leading to his death,” a police investigator told DH.

A video of the attack went viral.

Wilson Garden police have registered a case of murder and launched a probe.

“We have arrested Parvez and two other suspects, Afrid and Munawwar. The motive was trivial. No angle related to hafta collection was discovered during the preliminary probe,” a police officer told DH.