INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
BENGALURU: In a scene straight out of a crime thriller, a trader from Chintamani slit the throat of his love rival and drank his blood, all
The video subsequently went viral spurring police into action.Police arrested Vijay, a 32-year-old trader from Mandyampet for attempt to
murder Maresh, a fellow villager in his early 30s on Saturday evening
Vijay was apparently infuriated by the growing closeness between his wife and Maresh.The attack which was videographed by Vijay's cousin
occurred near Siddepalli Cross in Chintamani taluk on June 19
Maresh survived due to the fact that Vijay used a small knife which could not cause much damage
Maresh was allegedly getting too close to Vijay's wife and both were constantly chatting on their mobile phones, police said
Vijay and his family hail from Andhra Pradesh and came to Chintamani 30 years ago
The family lived in Mandyampet, but moved from village to village and sold everything from edible oil and clothes to vegetables and other
Maresh owned a Tata Ace vehicle and used to transport goods on a rental basis and Vijay would hire his vehicle
Maresh allegedly befriended Vijay's wife and both engaged in long phone chats, something which Vijay reportedly objected to
A couple of times he warned Maresh of dire consequences, but the latter allegedly did not mend his ways.On June 19, Vijay contacted his
cousin John Babu, a BCom student
Vijay asked Babu to engage Maresh for a rental trip from Siddepalli Cross to a nearby farm
When Maresh arrived with his vehicle, Vijay and Babu took him on their bike on the pretext of showing him the tomatoes which had to be
However, instead of taking him to the farm, they allegedly took him to a secluded place.According to police, Vijay assaulted Maresh with a
small knife, slit his throat and sucked blood from his neck
He also got Babu to shoot a video of it
The accused left the scene and Maresh managed to get timely medical help and survived
Though he refrained from filing a police complaint, Babu's video clip went viral on social media.Jagadisha Reddy, PSI, Kencharlahalli police
station, said the hunt is on for Babu
Strange behaviour: DoctorPsychiatrist Dr Mohan Reddy from Jalappa Medical College, Kolar, said such behaviour among humans is very rare and
he had never heard of such incidents
"When an individual's thirst for revenge peaks, such behaviour can be expected, but it is quite unimaginable," he added.WatchVIDEO:
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