Holi horror in Bengaluru: Three dead after drunken argument among migrant labourers over comment on woman

The dispute began after inappropriate remarks were made about a woman, triggering a heated exchange.

A Holi celebration in Bengaluru's outskirts took a violent turn when a drunken altercation among six men escalated into a brutal fight, leaving three dead.

The incident occurred at an under-construction building in Anekal.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

According to an NDTV report, the incident occurred at an under-construction building in Anekal, where the group of migrant labourers from Bihar had gathered for the festivities.

According to the officials, the dispute began after inappropriate remarks were made about a woman, triggering a heated exchange, the report added. The argument soon turned physical, with the men attacking each other using wooden sticks and iron rods.

When police arrived at the scene, they found three bodies in different locations, the report further added.

Two of the deceased have been identified as Ansu (22) and Radhe Shyam (23), while efforts are underway to establish the identity of the third victim.

One of the injured men has been taken into custody, and police are searching for the remaining two individuals involved in the fatal clash.

In another incident, a Bengaluru woman recently took to social media, claiming that her neighbour threatened to file a police complaint against her and her friends for celebrating Holi on the street and footpath.

However, HT.com cannot independently verify the authenticity of the post.

According to the woman, who shared her experience on Reddit under the username "IllustratorFresh4423", the incident occurred in Brookfield, Bengaluru.

She alleged that a neighbour became upset, stating that their celebration was disturbing him and making the footpath in front of his house dirty. The woman asserted that the footpath is public property and that they had every right to play Holi there.