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Bengaluru Labourer Arrested in Co-Worker’s Killing Near Yarandahalli Bar

Police link the attack to the suspect’s reported pursuit of the victim’s wife.

Overview

  • Police say Sunil Nayak, 42, was killed during a drinking session near Yarandahalli on March 25th, and his body was left in a plastic gunny bag.
  • Family members and the house owner found the bag near the Kick Bunk Bar on March 26th and called the Hebbagodi police.
  • Officers tracked and arrested co-worker Basudev Mallick, 30, who is from Odisha and worked with Nayak at local construction sites.
  • Investigators recovered the knife and say Mallick wanted a relationship with Nayak’s wife, which they believe drove the attack.
  • Deputy commissioner M. Narayana said Pushpa is not a suspect, and police say the probe is ongoing.