A 30-year-old street vendor was hacked to death by his friend over business rivalry at Jayanagar on Sunday night . The victim was identified as Syed Aslam, a resident of Iliyasnagar.
The police have launched a search operation to arrest the victim's friend Shamsheer, 33, also a resident of Iliyasnagar. Aslam and Shamsheer were roadside vendors in Jayanagar 4th block, selling cloths.
The duo had differences over the space. The two had an argument over the same on Sunday night. Shamsheer attacked Aslam and fled from the spot around 9.30 pm.
Aslam was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was declared brought dead, the police said.
The jurisdictional police have registered a case and investigations are on.
DH News Service
(Published 13 November 2016, 19:42 IST)
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