Friends say extra-marital affair with friend's wife led to death; family members refuting allegations say that business was the motive
Friends say extra-marital affair with friend's wife led to death; family members refuting allegations say that business was the motive
A 35-year-old man was murdered by his friends yesterday. KK Venkatesh of Pattegara Palya at Vijay Nagar, an alleged movie CD pirate was stabbed to death by his friends at his residence around 11.30 pm. 
Sad Demise: KK Venkatesh's body at Panasia hospital after he was stabbed
repeatedly on the chest. Pic/Manjunath Hanji
Sources close to the victim said that Venkatesh was killed because of his illicit relations with his friend's wife.
However, Venkatesh's family refuted these rumours. Another group of friends said that his piracy business was his downfall. He had a CD center in Gandhi Nagar and was actively involved in the circulation of duplicate CDs to the market for the last three years. Along with friends, he had also opened several illegal card clubs at Vijay Nagar.
However, since the last two months the friends kept arguing and quarreling. Sunil, Uday and auto driver Prakashu00a0-- his friends believed that Venkatesh was cheating them. Frustrated with the fighting and Venkatesh's greed they decided to stab him.
The attackers reached Venkatesh's home and stabbed him in the chest as soon as he opened the door. His wife Shweta also received injuries to her hand. She immediately called the neighbours and rushed him to Panasia hospital. However, doctors declared him dead on arrival.
KK Manju, Venkatesh's brother, said, "I had suggested several times for him not to be associated with those people. But, he never listened. I heard of his death around 11.45 pm." Rahul, another close friend also said, "I spoke to him at 8 pm and he sounded normal to me. It is so sad."
The Basaveshwara Nagar policeu00a0u00a0 are investigating into the murder. However, officials were unavailable for comment.
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