Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (MD)

Mangaluru, Jan 30: A youth was allegedly stabbed by a group of 8 persons in a bus near Balmatta here on Friday January 30.

Muzammil (22), a civil engineer by profession, was stabbed on his stomach and shoulder and has been admitted to hospital.

Muzammil said that when he was in the bus, a man stood near him and deliberated blocked him by placing his hand close to Muzammil's face. When Muzammil asked him to put down his hand, the man retorted that he should go and stand somewhere else. He even allegedly passed provocative remarks about the community Muzammil's belongs to.

Muzammil said that when he tried to advice the man, seven others joined him and stabbed Muzammil on his stomach and shoulder and fled.

Moreover, Muzammil identified his attackers as Sachin, Sajith, Varun, Deepak, Chetan, Pradeep and Prashanth, and said they were his high school classmates.

Police said that Muzammil and his attackers are friends and used to play volleyball with him in the evenings. Internal conflict is the reason for the attack, the police said, adding that Muzammil has not revealed all details.

A case has been registered in Kadri police station.