West Bengal man working in Bengaluru hotel stabbed to death

A 26-year-old West Bengal native working in east Bengaluru was, on Thursday, stabbed to death allegedly by his colleague in what might have been a robbery attempt.

Police found multiple stab wounds on the body of Subhash, who worked as cashier in the Citadel Hotel, when they arrived after being informed around 6 am. Police found that cash was also missing from the hotel and the killer had destroyed CCTV recordings.

Investigation revealed that Abhishek, a maintenance staff member of the same hotel, was missing.

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The motive behind the murder remains unclear, according to the police.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Bheemashankar S Guled said, “We suspect robbery could be the motive. A manhunt has been launched to nab the accused and teams have been formed.”