The police have, however, registered a murder case under Section 302 of the IPC, following Ajith's death.

BENGALURU: A 19-year-old daily wage worker with a history of pick-pocketing died late on Friday after doctors at Victoria hospital couldn't control bleeding from his calf, which was caused by a single cut.

The injury Ajith succumbed to was delivered by his friends—Aravind and Gunda—who did not intend to kill him. The police have, however, registered a murder case under section 302 of the IPC, following Ajith's death.

Aravind, 20, and Gunda, 19, had gone out with Ajit when a fight broke out between them. Both of them disagreed with Ajith and only wanted to threaten him.

"They had a knife but did not stab him or cut where they knew would be fatal. They wanted to threaten him, so they cut his calf," the police said.

"...Unfortunately, the single cut they managed to make on his calf damaged a vein and the bleeding just did not stop," the police said.

Ajith was admitted to Victoria Hospital as early as 9.30am on Friday, just minutes after the incident, but he succumbed to his injury by night.

The police are now on the lookout for Aravind and Gunda .

