20-year-old was critically wounded in the scuffle after he ventured on enemy turf to have chicken
20-year-old was critically wounded in the scuffle after he ventured on enemy turf to have chicken
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| Battling for his life: Sunil's father (in white shirt) and his friends outside Victoria hospital. PIC/Manjunath L Hanji |
A 20-year-old gangster is battling for life after he was attacked allegedly by members of a rival gang in Harinagar late yesterday night. According to an officer from the Subramanya police station, the victim, M Sunil, was assaulted by over 10 men. He has been admitted to Victoria Hospital.
According to the police, the victim, Sunil, had had a run-in with the rival gangsters twice in the past and he managed to escape, but this time he was not so lucky. Sunil had gone to Harinagar to have chicken at his favourite eatery in the area, which is enemy territory, a police officer said.
The accused, identified as Ranga, is said to be Sunil's best friend. During the Ganesha festivals, Sunil was in need of some money, and he started pestering Ranga. An irked Ranga tried to kill him with the help of his associates, but Sunil escaped unhurt.
Later, both came to a compromise, and Sunil withdrew his complaint. But after the the incident, people started to fear him. Ranga decided that he liked his new image, and should stick to it. As an 'unwritten code', a person can gain entry in the underworld by killing someone. So Ranga decided to kill Sunil, since he was also his only rival in his area.u00a0u00a0
Yesterday evening, Sunil had gone to his favorite eatery. When Ranga heard of this, he gathered his men and attacked Sunil.
Sunil was overpowered, and stabbed eight times in the abdomen and chest. His friend managed to escape and informed his parents, who rushed to the spot. Sunil was taken to the Victoria Hospital, where he is in a critical condition.
Muniswamy, Sunil's father said, "We have not registered a complaint yet, but two constables came and took Sunil's statement. He took Ranga's name when we asked him about the incident.u00a0 Ranga has tried to kill him twice. We will register a complaint in the morning."
