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Bengaluru: <\/strong>In a shocking incident, a 28-year-old man died after allegedly hanging onto his friend\u2019s moving car following a violent argument after a cricket tournament. The incident occurred on Sunday night in Bengaluru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The argument, which escalated after the two men had been drinking, turned deadly when the man attempted to stop the car by clinging to its door. The driver, reportedly driving recklessly, lost control and crashed into a tree, resulting in the man\u2019s death. The deceased has been identified as Prashanth, a bodybuilder and resident of Hebbagodi, while the driver of the car, Roshan Hegde, an engineer was reportedly behind the wheel during the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s what happened<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to reports, <\/strong>Prashanth tried to stop his friend by hanging from the left window of his car. However, Roshan drove at high speed, lost control, and rammed into a tree, injuring both of them. Prashanth succumbed to his injuries while on the way to hospital. His friend, Roshan is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital. The police have registered a case in connection with the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What did police say?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

M Narayana, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Electronic City), stated that Prashanth and Hegde had come to play cricket and were drinking beer after the match. \u201cThey got into a fight over a cigarette lighter. It turned violent, and they attacked each other with beer bottles. During the fight, Hegde suffered a cut on his tongue after Prashanth hit him,\u201d Narayana said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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M Narayana, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Electronic City), stated that Prashanth and Hegde had come to play cricket and were drinking beer after the match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2923,"featured_media":725511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","short_title":"","seo-keywords":"","news-seo-keywords":"bengaluru news, bengaluru shocker, bengaluru murder, drunken brawl, man killed by friend, news24, news 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