Mobile phone prank turns fatal: housekeeping staff stabbed to death by friend
A prank involving a hidden mobile phone led to the fatal stabbing of a housekeeping worker in Marathahalli. The accused, Ramu Basappa Pattad, allegedly attacked his friend Parashuram Mangalagatti during a quarrel that escalated. Police arrested Pattad days later as investigations continue into the incident.
- ▪The incident occurred on May 9 during a quarrel over a hidden mobile phone.
- ▪Ramu Basappa Pattad stabbed Parashuram Mangalagatti in the abdomen after a playful argument turned violent.
- ▪Parashuram succumbed to his injuries on May 11 after being treated at a private hospital.
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What began as a prank over a hidden mobile phone ended in tragedy after a housekeeping worker allegedly stabbed his friend to death during a quarrel in Marathahalli. Police have arrested the accused, identified as Ramu Basappa Pattad, 35, a resident of Siddarood Nagar in Kuruvinakoppa village of Kalaghatagi taluk in Dharwad district.According to the complaint filed by the victim’s brother Gangappa Mangalagatti, the deceased, Parashuram Mangalagatti, was staying in a rented house near the BESCOM office on Chowdeshwari Road in Marathahalli along with friends Hanumanth Doddamani and the accused.
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