Mangalore: Man Murdered by Four Unidentified Assailants in Heart of City
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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (PS)
Mangalore, Feb 14: A 46-year-old man was murdered by four unidentified men near State Bank area here on Tuesday February 14.
The deceased, Dinesh, a resident of Bavanti street near Central Market, was employed as manager in Kanchan textiles here for the last four months. He was earlier a chaat vendor. He was married.
At around 8 pm, four men came in maroon Tata Sumo, barged into the shop and attacked Dinesh with a sword. It is said that they parked the vehicle at some distance and cross the road, which is about 50 ft on either side of the divider.
Owners of the shop Deepak and Vijay were also around at the time. Deepak tried to stop the attackers and was hit on his hand. The attackers fled the spot immediately after killing Dinesh.
It is said that the attackers spoke in Kannada. Though Deepak and Vijay are from Rajasthan, they understand Kannada, but what transpired between the attackers and Dinesh is yet to be known.
Eyewitnesses said that the ambulance came late to the spot. The motive behind the murder is yet to be ascertained.
Pandeshwar police arrived at the spot. Investigation and search for the culprits is on. A dog squad was also pressed into action.