Two car drivers died in separate incidents

According to the police, the incident took place around 1.30 am near Meena Bar on the main road in Abbigere in Chikkabanavara police station limits. | Photo credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto

A 36-year-old autorickshaw driver was stabbed to death over a drunken altercation near a bar in Bengaluru during the early hours of Monday. The deceased has been identified as Syed Shafi, 36, a resident of Razaqsab Palya in Bagalur.

According to the police, the incident took place around 1.30 am near Meena Bar on the main road in Abbigere in Chikkabanavara police station limits. The accused, identified as Darshan alias Das, is said to have come to the bar along with his friends for a drink. After the bar closed, the group went outside to relieve themselves while the victim sat in his autorickshaw along with another person.

Police said the accused allegedly got into an altercation with Shafi under the influence of alcohol as he suspected that the car driver was staring at him. The argument soon escalated into a violent confrontation between the two. During the argument, Darshan allegedly took out the dagger he was carrying and stabbed Shafi on the right side of his chest. Another person who was inside the autorickshaw reportedly fled the spot after witnessing the attack. Shafi collapsed on the spot due to heavy bleeding and was pronounced dead. Chikkabanavara police registered a case and arrested Darshan.

Another kill

In another incident, a 25-year-old auto driver was allegedly murdered over a financial dispute and his body was dumped in a pit near Ramanasandra in Kumbalagod on Sunday. The complaint was filed by Pushpalatha, 49, a resident of Uday Layout, Tavarekere.

According to the complaint, her other son, Rakshith N, who worked as an auto driver, left home around 6 pm on May 24 after meeting his friend Mohin Pasha, a resident of Kambipura. Mohin Pasha allegedly told Rakshith that he would help collect the money owed to him. However, Rakshith did not return home after that. Worried about his whereabouts, Pushpalatha reportedly went to Kambipura on Sunday and interrogated Mohin Pasha.

During interrogation, the accused allegedly confessed that he had an argument with Rakshith over financial matters near a lake in Ramanasandra. Police said Mohin Pasha along with his relative Hasan allegedly attacked Rakshith with wooden sticks and later beat him to death. The accused allegedly dumped the body in a pit located at a vacant lot in Ramanasandra before fleeing. Based on a tip, the police registered the accused persons on suspicion of murder.

Published – 25 May 2026 19:59 IST