The young rider was run over by the lorry after he fell off his bike while trying to overtake a vehicle near Yekkur railway-bridge. His head was crushed beyond recognition.
The pillion rider on the crashed two-wheeler had survived the accident, but apparently fled the scene after the incident.
The body had been kept at morgue in Government Wenlock Hospital till Monday morning, as nobody came forward to claim the body.
Arif's elder brother Zakariya, who confirmed that the dead body was that of his younger brother, who had left for Mangalore three days ago.
The dead body was handed over to the family on Monday afternoon after completing formalities.
Meanwhile, the city police found that the pulsar bike, bearing registration number KA19 - 1444 with 'Fazil' written on it, which met with accident, was stolen one.
A complaint of bike theft had been lodged with the Pandeshwar police station by Alex Anthony from Vidyanagar. He has stated that his motorbike which was parked near Town Hall had been lifted by some unidentified thief.
However, police said that it was not confirmed whether the deceased was thief or he was riding the bike stolen by someone else.
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