Man murdered in drunken brawl

BANGALORE: A 32-year-old man was murdered by his friends in a drunken brawl in Maruthisevanagar near YMPR Layout on Sunday. The deceased, Lawrence, of YMPR Layout near Ramamurthynagar, was a habitual drunkard. According to the police, Lawrence had recently resigned from his job at a  pharmaceutical firm and depressed over this, he used to quarrel with his family members. Unable to bear his harassment, his wife had divorced him a few months ago. Police said on Sunday night, a group of miscreants picked up a quarrel with Lawrence and in a heated argument, attacked him with a rod and killed him on the spot. Banasawadi police registered a case and said that the reason behind the murder is yet to be ascertained.  Factory Manager Killed Over Property Dispute   Three unidentified miscreants murdered a manager of a chemical factory in Hoskerehalli on Monday morning. The victim  Satish Kumar, 32, was a resident of K G Nagar. According to the police, the incident took place near the chemical factory owned by his father-in-law. Assailants attacked Satish with machete and killed him on the spot. Police suspect that miscreants might have killed Satish over property dispute. Allegedly, the same gang had attacked him  a few days ago. Byataraynapura police registered a case in this regard.  Man Murders Wife Over Illicit AffairA garment factor employee  was murdered by her husband at her residence in Kasturbanagar near Byatarayanapura on Sunday. The victim Lakshmi, 46, was married to Venkatesh, a daily wage worker. Police said Lakshmi had an illicit relationship with her neighbour and Venkatesh became aware of this affair. Angered by this, he dropped a stone on her head and killed her and fled. Neighbours noticed Lakshmi’s body lying in a pool of blood and informed police.