What began as a casual lunch invitation turned into a violent stabb at a bar in Yeyyadi on Friday, leaving Kaushik seriously injured.
According to a police complaint filed by his friend Rahul, Kaushik had invited him for lunch at the bar. On arrival, Rahul noticed Kaushik in a heated verbal altercation with three men seated nearby, who were shouting and behaving aggressively. As tensions flared, Rahul attempted to defuse the situation. The bar staff, sensing potential danger, asked both parties to vacate the premises.
Moments later, a man stormed into the bar brandishing a knife and suddenly stabbed Kaushik—once in the right side of his abdomen and again in the left side of his chest. A shocked Rahul screamed and ran outside for help, while the attacker and his accomplices fled the scene.
Bar employees immediately transported the injured Kaushik to a private hospital, with Rahul following on his scooter. At the hospital, Kaushik disclosed that a previous conflict had occurred about a month earlier with a man named Santu. He further alleged that autorickshaw drivers—Chinese Ganesh, Shiju, and Brijesh—who were present at the bar, confronted him using abusive language.
When Kaushik questioned them, Brijesh allegedly stabbed him and fled after issuing a threat to his life.
Mangaluru East Police have registered a case and are investigating the matter. The suspects are currently at large.
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