Two arrested in Bengaluru for killing friend to avoid medical costs after injury
Bengaluru: Police have arrested two men for allegedly murdering their friend, a daily-wage labourer who had gone missing earlier this month, to avoid bearing the cost of his medical treatment after he suffered a spinal cord injury, officials said on Thursday.
The victim, Vinod Kumar (26), was found dead 16 days after his disappearance, with his body tied to a stone and dumped in a well at Vajarahalli in Magadi taluk under the Kudur police station limits in Bengaluru South district.
The accused, identified as Sudeep (19), a construction worker, and Prajwal (19), a car driver, are residents of Kalyanapura village in Magadi taluk, police said.
According to investigators, the three friends had gone to an agricultural farm on January 1 to celebrate the New Year and consumed alcohol. The accused allegedly asked Vinod to climb a coconut tree to pluck tender coconuts, during which he fell from a height of about 30 feet and suffered a serious spinal cord injury.
Police said the accused initially planned to take him home but later panicked, fearing villagers’ questions and the high cost of medical treatment. To avoid responsibility, they allegedly drowned Vinod in a nearby lake and later retrieved the body, tied it to a stone with wire, and dumped it into a well.
The body was discovered on January 17 after villagers noticed it and informed the police. Vinod’s grandfather had filed a missing-person complaint on January 2, following which police launched a search and analysed CCTV footage but found no major leads. Both were arrested on January 18 and remanded in police custody for further investigation, officials said.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
