Two sons of a DSP of Odisha police are among three persons held on the charge of thrashing a man to death in a brawl over playing loud music in Bengaluru on April 2.
The accused trio had allegedly attacked the victim Lioyd Nehemiah (54) after he raised an objection to loud music played by the trio. He succumbed to the injuries on April 4. Lyiod’s brother David Nehemiaah is a Colonel in the Army.
The accused were identified as Basudev Samantray (34), his younger brother Anirudh Samantray (28) and friend Abhishek Singh (31). Basudev and Anirudh are the sons of Keshab Kumar Samantray, a DSP at the State Crime Records Bureau in Bhubaneswar, sources said.
According to the sources, Anirudh had gone to Bengaluru to attend a family function at his elder brother’s residence on April 2.
According to police, the incident took place when the accused trio was playing loud music in a car soon after the family function in the wee hours of April 2.
However, the DSP claimed that his sons are innocent and the victim actually abused and attacked them. A counter complaint has been lodged with the HAL police in Bengaluru in this connection.