Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (DV)
Mangaluru, Mar 30: A clash over a financial issue ended in the murder of a man at Nekkilagudde, Derebail-Konchady here in the early hours of Monday March 30.
The deceased has been identified as Ritesh (29), a resident of Nekkilagudde.
It is learnt that at around 1 am, Ritesh and his friends Nitesh, Yathish and Lohith were returning home after attending a religious programme, when a person identified as Prabhakar Bangera along with Nishant Kavoor and others waylaid him.
Ritesh and Prabhakar had a verbal clash over a financial matter, said police sources. The arguments soon snowballed into a clash and Prabhakar and Nishant allegedly attacked him with a sharp weapon.
While Ritesh died on the spot, his three friends were injured and admitted to a private hospital.
The accused have gone absconding, it is learnt.
Kavoor police have registered a case.