Bengaluru, Aug 23: Policemen at Vishwanathapura police station in rural Bengaluru were in for a rude shock on Sunday night when a 25-year-old youth walked into the station with his friend's severed, blood-dripping head.
The murderer dropped the head on the floor and surrendered himself before the police. He also told them that the victim owed him Rs 25,000.
Police admitted that there was some friction between the friends over the borrowed money but claimed that the murder was committed in a fit of drunken rage According to police, Shasi Kumar from Uganavadi village was arrested for the murder of his friend, identified as Manjunath from Kempathimmanahalli. Shashi Kumar is the son of the local gramapanchayat member.
Manjunath working as a driver had got recently married and had borrowed around Rs 25,000 from Shashi Kumar a couple of weeks back.
However tension started brewing between them as Manjunath started avoiding Shashi Kumar and also refused to repay the borrowed money. According to the police version, Manjunath started threatening Shashi Kumar whenever he asked for the money.
The victim and Shashi Kumar went to the village bar and consumed alcohol on Sunday night. According to Shashi Kumar's confession statement, the duo went boozing and was walking back towards the village main gate at around 11 pm when an argument broke out between them.
He claimed that he stabbed Manjunath with a knife in a fit of rage and also severed his head near the Eucalyptus grove adjacent to the village maingate.
The headless torso of Manjunath was later recovered from the same spot. The body was later handed over to Manjunath's family after post mortem. Police registered an FIR and the probe has been handed over to Deputy Superintendent rank officer.
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