Highlights
- The youth, identified as 21-year-old S Prajwal, a resident of Moodalapalya, was at the Kadamba bar in the area with his friends.
- The argument escalated into an attraction and the bar staff threw out the two groups.
- His friends rushed him to the Victoria Hospital and the doctors were told that the wrist got chopped off in an accident.
An argument that broke out between two groups while partying in a bar in Bengaluru resulted in a youth losing his left fist and right thumb.
The incident happened on the night of October 29 in the Kurubarahalli area of Mahalakshmipuram Police station limits.
Fight started over tissue papers
The youth, identified as 21-year-old S Prajwal, a resident of Moodalapalya, was at the Kadamba bar in the area with his friends.
While they were having their drinks, they got into an argument with another group sitting at a nearby table after they allegedly threw tissue papers at them.
The argument escalated into an attraction and the bar staff threw out the two groups.
As they were leaving, Prajwal and his friends Megharaj, Yogesh and Koushik stopped for a smoke.
Other group returned with arms
In the meantime, the other group with whom they argued at the bar returned with arms.
Seeing the men pulling out a machete, Prajwal’s friends fled the scene, but he could not.
The gang reportedly aimed for Prajwal’s neck, but he raised his hands in time to block it.
The machete cut threw Prajwal’s left fist and right thumb.
His friends rushed him to the Victoria Hospital and the doctors were told that the wrist got chopped off in an accident.
Severed fist goes missing
After being informed about the attack, Prajwal’s mother went to the attack spot, but she could not find the severed fist.
Police said that CCTV visuals from the spot suggest that stray dogs could have taken it away.
Based on a complaint by Prajwal’s mother, the police registered an FIR and identified two attackers.
One of them, identified as Harish, has been arrested by the Mahalakshmipuram police.
According to the police, Prajwal is still admitted to the hospital and is out of danger.
