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BENGALURU: A 21-year-old youth was stabbed to death by a gang of three men after his dog started barking while they were watching India-Australia cricket T-20 match on a big screen in JC Nagar on Sunday night. Two others were injured in the attack.

The deceased has been identified as Avinash, a resident of J C Nagar. He was studying B.Com in a private college. The accused has been identified as Kennedy.

The police said that the incident took place around 10.45 pm on Sunday. The residents had made arrangement for watching India-Australia match live on a big screen through video projector in an open area.

Meanwhile, Avinash's dog started barking and Kennedy and his friends asked him to lock the dog inside the house as it was disturbing others. However, Avinash and his friends asked them to bear with it and increase the volume. Both groups clashed with each other in a fit of rage.

Kennedy who was drunk attacked Avinash with a beer bottle and stabbed him. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was declared brought dead. The locals alerted JC Nagar police station immediately.