: In a drunken brawl, a 30-year old man was stabbed to death by his co-drinkers in front of a bar at Thokkottu on the outskirts of the city, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Yatish from Someshwar in the district.
The quarrel, which began inside the bar last night, continued even after Yatish left paying his bill as his friends followed him and in the ensuing tussle, he was stabbed. Though he was rushed to a nearby hospital, his life could not be saved, police said.
Two of his close acquaintances have been taken into custody in connection with the murder, police said.
