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Painter stabbed to death after cooking dispute in Bengaluru
A painter was stabbed to death at a construction site in Kenchenahalli, Bengaluru.
The victim, Amit Kumar, was 30 and came from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh; the accused carpenter, Sunil Kumar, was also from Uttar Pradesh.
Four workers lived and worked at the house, which was still under construction.
Police said Sunil, who was allegedly drunk, argued with Amit over cooking and abused him.
The quarrel escalated into a knife attack after Amit allegedly hit Sunil, who retaliated by stabbing him; Amit died from his injuries.
Police arrested Sunil at the scene, and further investigation is under way.
A 30-year-old painter was stabbed to death after a dispute over cooking at a construction site in Kenchenahalli, Bengaluru.
Police identified the victim as Amit Kumar, from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh.
Police said carpenter Sunil Kumar, who worked at the same site, allegedly stabbed Amit with a kitchen knife.
Sunil was arrested, and police said further investigation was under way.
- Who
- Amit Kumar, a 30-year-old painter from Uttar Pradesh, was killed. Carpenter Sunil Kumar was arrested.
- What
- Amit was allegedly stabbed to death with a kitchen knife.
- When
- Sunday; the source does not state the date of the incident.
- Where
- An under-construction house in Kenchenahalli, Bengaluru.
- Why
- Police said the men quarrelled over cooking.
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Sunil allegedly quarrelled with Amit over cooking and abused him.
Amit allegedly hit Sunil, who then allegedly stabbed him with a kitchen knife.
Amit died from the stab injury, and police arrested Sunil.
- Victim
- Amit Kumar, 30
- Victim's hometown
- Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Accused
- Sunil Kumar, a carpenter from Uttar Pradesh
- Location
- Kenchenahalli, Bengaluru
- Cause of dispute
- Cooking