Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Jan 4: In an incident which happened near Suratkal on Thursday January 3 morning, an attempt on the life of a youth was made by a gang of miscreants. The person whom the gang tried to kill happens to be Sandesh (35), resident of Krishnapura fifth block near Suratkal.

It is said that a gang led by Ranjith from the same village had attacked Sandesh. Sandesh works as the driver of a city bus.

Sandesh was speaking to people known to him near the Yuvaka Mandali in fifth block, Krishnapura at around 9 am on Thursday when a gang of three led by Ranjith suddenly approached him in a motor bike and swung sword at him. Sandesh instantly escaped and ran away. The miscreants went away after the failed murder attempt.

It is gathered that Sandesh and Rajith were friends for long before differences arose over petty issues concerning a marriage. The two were involved with fight over a trivial issue in the past, and this was the reason for the attack on Thursday, sources said.

On the basis of a complaint filed, Suratkal police have registered a case of murder attempt. The police are trying to nab the missing miscreants.