Cops suspect friends behind the crime

Mysore/Mysuru: An auto driver has been allegedly murdered with lethal weapons at Surya Bakery Circle in Hebbal on Tuesday night.

The deceased is Darshan (21), a resident of Hootagalli. Bus commuters, who alighted from a bus at the Circle, saw Darshan lying in a pool of blood on the roadside and immediately informed the Hebbal Police. The Police, who rushed to the spot, shifted Darshan to a Hospital, where the doctors declared him dead.

Meanwhile, Darshan’s father, who has lodged a complaint with Hebbal Police, has stated that three persons had come to his house on Tuesday night and had taken Darshan with them, besides alleging that they had murdered his son. The Police have also suspected the hands of Darshan’s friends behind his murder.