A drunken brawl turned fatal, when a 22-year-old youth was stabbed over an argument that broke between two groups on Friday night at a tavern. The incident took place in the wee hours of Saturday when the victim was picked from his residence and stabbed.
Police said the deceased Pradeep went to a tavern along with his friend, where they got into a drunken scuffle with another group present their, on Friday. However, other persons present at the spot mediated and brought both the groups to a compromise.
later on Saturday, Pradeep was picked up from his residence by one of the accused who took him to a nearby area. The father of the victim got suspicious when his son didn’t return for a long time and went out to look for him and found his son lying in a pool of blood. The matter was immediately reported to the police, which reached the spot and rushed Pradeep to General Hospital Phase 6, where doctors on duty declared him brought dead. Two persons Ravi and Raju have been arrested after preliminary investigations into the case. Both the accused have confessed to their crime and has admitted that they stabbed Pradeep to get revenge.