One arrested for murdering a youth

Bengaluru, NT Bureau: The Hanumantha Nagar police nabbed one of the accused allegedly involved in the murder of a 21-year-old youth after the New Year celebrations in the city.

Vijay Kumar, 21, a resident of Srinivas Nagar was hacked to death and his bludgeoned body was found near the bus stand of the area during the wee hours of Monday.

Following an investigation it was revealed that Vijay Kumar was returning after a party while the accused was travelling in an auto-rickshaw along with his friends.

As they crossed a road near the bus stand, the accused picked up a fight with Vijay accusing him of "staring" at him.

The argument tur ned violent when the accused attacked Vijay with a sharp weapon before fleeing from the spot.

The police tracked the accused and are interrogating him for more details.