HASSAN: The police have arrested a 21-year-old youth after he murdered a friend and posted a selfie with the victim’s body in a drunk state at Doddakanagalu village in Alur taluk. The arrested accused was identfied as Ullas.

Ullas, an autorickshaw driver from Doddakanagalu village had been friends with the victim, Keerthi, also an autorickshaw driver from Hassan, for two years. Police Superintendent Mohammed Sujeetha said Ullas and Keerthi had consumed liquor with friends on December 8, and during a conversation, Ullas slapped Keerthi on the cheek. This led to a heated argument, and in a fit of rage, Ullas hit Keerthi on the head with a stone, killing him.

Ullas then took a selfie video with the victim’s body, claiming responsibility for the murder, and posted it online. The video went v

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