Archive · 22 Jan 2026
Bengaluru men kill friend to avoid medical costs
Three friends were drinking together when one of them, Vinod Kumar, got hurt and needed medical help.
The other two friends, Sudeep and Prajwal, didn't want to pay for his treatment, so they did something very bad.
They killed Vinod and hid his body in a well.
The police found out and arrested Sudeep and Prajwal.
This is a sad story about friends not helping each other when they need it the most.
Vinod Kumar, 26, was killed by his friends Sudeep and Prajwal after suffering a spinal cord injury during a drinking session.
The accused wanted to avoid the cost of Kumar's medical treatment and dumped his body in a well in Vajarahalli.
Kumar's body was found 16 days after his disappearance, tied to a stone in the well.
Sudeep, 19, a construction worker, and Prajwal, 19, a car driver, were arrested on January 18.
All three individuals are residents of Kalyanapura village in Magadi taluk, Bengaluru South district.
- Who
- Vinod Kumar (victim), Sudeep and Prajwal (accused)
- What
- Murder to avoid medical costs
- When
- Body found 16 days after disappearance, arrested on January 18
- Where
- Kalyanapura village, Magadi taluk, Bengaluru South district
- Why
- To avoid bearing the cost of victim's medical treatment
- Victim
- Vinod Kumar, 26, daily-wage labourer
- Accused
- Sudeep, 19, and Prajwal, 19
- Location
- Kalyanapura village, Magadi taluk, Bengaluru South district
- Discovery Site
- Well in Vajarahalli, Magadi taluk
- Arrest Date
- January 18