Murder of a friend who spoke ill of his wife: Accused arrested

The police have arrested the accused who was absconding after murdering his friend who spoke ill of his wife.

Abhijit is the arrested accused. On the night of December 6, a friend named Basavaraj (25) was killed by slitting his throat near Siddhalingeshwar Theater under Puttenahalli police station and the accused was absconding.

Hailing from Gadag, Basavaraj and Abhishek had worked in plumbing and painting for 2 years. But Basavaraj was not going home. Abhishek Basavaraj was scolding his wife with unspoken words and slandering him.

It was revealed during the investigation that he was angry and killed Basavaraj under the influence of alcohol