A 35-year-old Nigerian man, simply identified as Victor, has been stabbed to death by three Indian youths over his refusal to share beer with them.
The three Indians, Arun, Philip Raj and Neelakantha were arrested on Monday by the police.
Victor was killed in Bengaluru, capital of the Indian state of Karnataka on Sunday near Kullappa’s circle in Kammanahalli.
According to the police, the attack on the young man was impromptu by the three local residents.
The police added that Victor came to Bengaluru 10 years ago on a business visa and settled down in the east of Bengaluru locality after marrying a woman from the city.
He had purchased some beer bottles and was walking back home when he spotted Neelakantha, who was known to him.
The trio had been drinking alcohol for hours when Victor greeted them around 9:30pm. He borrowed a lighter from them and began to smoke. The group then began to chat. The trio noticed Victor carrying beer bottles.
They were almost out of alcohol and asked Victor to give them some of his, but he refused.
An argument ensued, and Victor pushed the trio aside and allegedly hit one of them with a bottle, the Times of India reported.
The trio thereafter pounced on him and used the same bottle to stab him in the neck near the shoulder, which led to his death.
The police said there were no other injuries to the body as an autopsy report was being awaited.
SD Sharanappa, Deputy Police Commissioner (East) said residents first told police that the killers were also Africans, but investigation and forensic evidence exposed the real culprits.
According to his wife, Victor traded in medical equipment.
The Banaswadi police said the trio had stabbed Victor in the chest and neck with a broken beer bottle. Victor died on the way to hospital.
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