Karnataka man drinks friend's blood after slitting his throat: Report

The incident took place near Siddepalli cross of Chintamani taluk and the video went viral on social media.

A man from Karnataka slit the throat of a friend, suspecting an affair with his wife, and drank his blood. The horrific incident, which was recorded by a third person on a phone, took place near Siddepalli cross of Chintamani taluk. Chintamani police arrested the accused on Saturday evening after the video went viral on social media.

Man in Karnataka drinks blood of another man after slitting his throat.

According to a report in The Times of India, the accused, identified as Vijay, is from Chintamani town, which is roughly 80 kilometres from Bengaluru. Maresh, who is also from the same village reportedly developed a friendship with the wife of the accused, who found them getting close to each other. Vijay warned Maresh multiple times to avoid chatting with his wife but he didn't heed the warning.

On July 19, Vijay along with his cousin John Babu took Maresh to a nearby farm on the pretext of showing the crop and allegedly tried to slit his throat with a knife. In the video, Vijay was seen drinking the spilt blood. However, Maresh escaped the scene and was admitted to a nearby hospital. John Babu, who accompanied Vijay recorded the whole incident in his mobile camera.

Police arrested Vijay and they launched a hunt to catch John Babu, who recorded the video on his mobile.