A 19-year-old delivery executive was abducted from Chandra Layout and murdered by a gang of four near Konasandra lake in Kengeri over old rivalry on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Tahir, a resident of Chandra Layout.
According to the police, Tahir used to fight with his friend-turned-foe Nyamath and the duo were not in good terms since a year. Tahir used to tell his other friends that he would beat up Nyamath. Humiliated by this, Nyamath allegedly roped in his friends and decided to eliminate Tahir. As per the plan, one of the the accused Irfan called Tahir on Monday evening to the metro station in Chandra Layout on the pretext of meeting him.
As soon as he reached the place, the accused forced Tahir into an autorikshaw and took him to Konasandra lake where he was tortured and stabbed to death. The accused later dumped his body and fled the scene.