Bengaluru: A petty argument over poorly cooked food took a gruesome turn late Saturday night when a painter stabbed a 22-year-old carpenter to death at an under-construction building in Kenchenahalli, south Bengaluru.The deceased has been identified as Amit Kumar, a carpenter hailing from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. Police have taken the accused, Sunil Kumar, into custody and are interrogating him.According to cops, Sunil and three carpenters from Gorakhpur were employed at the under-construction site and were staying together on the premises. Around 11.30pm, a heavily drunk Sunil returned to the building and picked a fight with Amit, hurling abuse and berating him over the quality of the dinner prepared.As the confrontation escalated, an enraged Sunil grabbed a kitchen knife and plunged it into Amit’s abdomen. A severely injured Amit was rushed to a nearby hospital, but he succumbed on the way. RR Nagar police rushed to the crime scene and registered a murder case.
