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Bengaluru Gym Trainer Suspected Strangled After Post-Celebration Altercation
M Nandan was a 25-year-old gym trainer in Bengaluru.
He died early Sunday after spending Saturday night with three other trainers.
They had gathered at a flat after celebrating their gym’s first anniversary.
Police suspect an argument in the bathroom turned into a fight.
Investigators think Nandan may have been strangled.
Police sources said the group reportedly consumed alcohol and drugs.
Three trainers have been arrested and booked for murder.
Police are waiting for the final post-mortem report to confirm how Nandan died.
Police said a preliminary investigation suggests 25-year-old M Nandan died after being strangled.
Investigators suspect a violent altercation involving Nandan and three other trainers broke out in a flat’s bathroom.
The four trainers had gathered in Kempapura after their gym’s first-anniversary celebrations on Saturday.
Police sources said the group reportedly consumed alcohol and drugs at the gathering.
Police arrested Vishwanath, Sharath and Nishanth on Monday and booked them for murder; the final post-mortem report is pending.
- Who
- M Nandan, a 25-year-old gym trainer; three fellow trainers were arrested.
- What
- Police suspect Nandan died of strangulation after a violent altercation.
- Where
- A flat in Kempapura, North Bengaluru.
- When
- The death occurred early Sunday; police described preliminary findings on Wednesday.
- Why
- Police suspect an altercation broke out in the bathroom; the circumstances remain under investigation.
Key facts
- Deceased
- M Nandan, 25, who worked at Masiv Gym in Sahakaranagar
- Suspected cause
- Strangulation, according to the preliminary investigation; final post-mortem report awaited
- Gathering
- Four gym trainers met at a flat after the gym’s first-anniversary celebrations
- Location
- Kempapura, North Bengaluru
- Arrests
- Vishwanath, 22; Sharath, 27; and Nishanth, 24, arrested Monday
- Police action
- The three arrested men were booked for murder
- Reported substances
- Police sources said the group reportedly consumed alcohol and drugs
Sources
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