Archive · 2 Aug 2026
Bengaluru Man Arrested for Stone Killing in Jharkhand
A man named Rahul Chandravansi was accused of killing his friend, Prabhat Kumar Mehta, in a village in Jharkhand.
He used a stone to hit his friend after they argued about buying sugar.
The victim died on July 25.
Rahul was caught in Bengaluru five days later.
Police said both people were drug addicts and that Rahul had a criminal record.
Rahul Chandravansi arrested in Bengaluru after killing friend in Jharkhand.
Victim Prabhat Kumar Mehta, 32, died on July 25 in Pandeypura village.
Accused allegedly used a stone to bludgeon victim during argument over brown sugar.
Both accused and victim were drug addicts; Chandravansi had prior criminal record.
Police traced him from Rajanukunte, Bengaluru, five days after the murder.
- Who
- Rahul Chandravansi and Prabhat Kumar Mehta
- What
- Murder by stone bludgeoning
- When
- July 25, 2023
- Where
- Pandeypura village, Patan police station area, Palamu district, Jharkhand; arrested in Rajanukunte, Bengaluru
- Why
- Argument over brown sugar; both were drug addicts
- Accused
- Rahul Chandravansi
- Victim
- Prabhat Kumar Mehta
- Date of murder
- July 25, 2023
- Location of murder
- Pandeypura village, Patan police station area, Palamu district, Jharkhand
- Arrest location
- Rajanukunte, Bengaluru
- Weapon used
- Stone
- Status
- Arrested
- Criminal record
- Yes, two pending cases