A 23-year-old man was stabbed by a teenager and his three friends for performing stunts and riding recklessly on a bicycle in the district’s Shikaripura town, police said on Wednesday.

The victim, Sushil, who worked as a computer operator in a college, was stabbed in the chest and abdomen. However, his condition is said to be stable, they said.

According to police, Susheel was taking his pet dog for a walk on Tuesday night when he saw a 16-year-old boy performing wheelies and riding a bicycle recklessly. He scolded the boy and the two got into a heated argument. The boy left the scene and later arrived near the victim’s home with three of his friends. The boy and his accomplice stabbed the victim before fleeing the scene. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. A senior police officer said he was out of danger.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused was riding recklessly. The victim questioned that reckless riding led to the incident. Further investigation is ongoing. We have arrested three accused, including the teenager. A team has been formed to arrest the case The fourth defendant,” he said. Police said the victim and the defendant did not know each other. Shikaripura MLA and state BJP president BY Vijayendra said such incidents should not happen and claimed that the law and order situation is deteriorating after the Congress government came to power in the state.

“Be it the incidents in Belagavi district, Haveli, Mangaluru or yesterday in Shikaripura, it seems that anyone can do anything,” he told reporters in Bengaluru. “The situation seems to be It is the entire police system in the state that has collapsed. But the chief minister and his entire cabinet are sitting in Delhi.” He said the Siddaramaiah government has failed in all aspects including maintaining law and order, Shikari The Pula incident was the result. “There is a feeling that anyone can stab or murder anyone and no one can question and the police will not take any action. Especially there is a feeling that no one will touch the minorities under the Congress government, which What led to such an incident…Our (Shivamogga) MP BY Raghavendra and party officials had visited the spot. I was in touch with the police,” Vijayendra said.

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