Bengaluru: Trio slash Manipuri man's face, arrested

The youths, who were drunk, got furious and started beating him.

Update: 2016-07-14 01:22 GMT
They robbed people by diverting attention, says police.(Representational Image)

BENGALURU: Three people were arrested three people on Wednesday for attacking a Manipuri man near Vivek Nagar Main Road on Sunday. According to the police, the arrested has been identified as Prabhu, 24, Prashanth, 24 and Yogi alias Mental Yogi, 23.

The three are residents of Ejipura and currently unemployed. Police said that on Sunday evening, when the victim Hosea was walking home the trio stopped him and started teasing him and took away his cap. The upset victim told them to leave him alone.

The youths, who were drunk, got furious and started beating him. When Hosea resisted, one of them took out a pocket knife and slashed the victim's hand and face. The passersby then intervened and stopped the youths from beating Hosea.

The victim went home and narrated the incident to his friend, who noticed that the cut on his face. He was taken to the hospital from where he approached police and lodged a complaint.

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