Mounesh Vishwakarma
Pics: Spoorthi Ullal
Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal
Bantwal, Nov 12: A group of miscreants stabbed a youth to death at Manihallla near BC Road here on the night of Thursday November 12. Another person was injured in the incident.
Harish (28), a resident of Navoor, succumbed to stab injuries while his friend Samiulla has been admitted to hospital.
It is learnt that Harish and Samiulla had been to an open ground to play cricket. On the way back, they stopped at a shop to have tender coconut water, and then walked home.
When they reached near the Old Gate area, some persons came in a car and stabbed Harish with a knife. Samiulla rushed to his friend's rescue, but he too was stabbed by the assailants.
A seriously injured Harish was rushed to hospital where he was declared dead.
Samiulla, who also sustained serious injuries, has been admitted to a hospital in Mangaluru.
Following the incident, the police have stepped up security in the area.