Fearing arrest after an unsuccessful attempt at chain snatching, three youths murdered a member of their own gang and dumped his body at an isolated spot at the Railway Colony in Yeshwanthpura in Bangalore.

The victim was identified as Manjunath, a habitual offender involved in several robbery cases.

Police recovered Manjunath’s highly decomposed body on July 11. The murderers had slit his throat and disfigured his face to conceal his identity.