{"id":25950,"date":"2026-09-18T18:42:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T18:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25950"},"modified":"2026-09-18T18:42:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T18:42:24","slug":"birthday-murder-man-killed-for-smearing-cake-on-friends-face-two-held-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25950","title":{"rendered":"Birthday murder: Man killed for smearing cake on friend\u2019s face; two held | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134342373,imgsize-15580,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/man-stabbed-to-death-in-jammu-after-birthday-party-spat.jpg\" alt=\"Birthday murder: Man killed for smearing cake on friend\u2019s face; two held\" title=\"The man was stabbed to death for allegedly spreading cake over a friend\u2019s face during birthday party (Representative image)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The man was stabbed to death for allegedly spreading cake over a friend\u2019s face during birthday party (Representative image)\">The man was stabbed to death for allegedly spreading cake over a friend\u2019s face during birthday party (Representative image)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>JAMMU: A 35-year-old man paid with his life, allegedly for smearing cake on his friend\u2019s face on the latter\u2019s birthday in Jammu\u2019s Janipur area late Thursday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>Police said Friday they arrested the prime accused, Neeraj, whose birthday the group was celebrating, and his brother, Rishu. <!-- -->The siblings are in their twenties, cops said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>Around 9pm Thursday, policemen posted at GMC Jammu informed Janipur PS that a critically injured man, Pawan Nair, had been declared dead after being brought to the hospital by three friends, a police spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>A preliminary inquiry revealed that the group was celebrating Neeraj\u2019s birthday on the roadside near Lower Roop Nagar with friends when Nair allegedly smeared cake on Neeraj\u2019s face, triggering a verbal spat. <!-- -->Though their friends John Sotra, Gaurav Singh, and Sugandh Bhatti tried pacifying the arguers, Neeraj, in a fit of rage, allegedly stabbed Nair on the neck with a \u2018khokhri\u2019 (sharp-edged weapon), injuring him grievously, the spokesperson said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Sotra, Singh, and Bhatti rushed Nair to GMC Jammu, but he couldn\u2019t be saved. Janipur PS subsequently registered an FIR under BNS 103(1), launched a probe, and arrested the accused brothers. Police sent the body for post-mortem. Further investigation was underway, the spokesperson said.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/birthday-murder-man-killed-for-smearing-cake-on-friends-face-two-held\/articleshow\/134342356.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The man was stabbed to death for allegedly spreading cake over a friend\u2019s face during birthday party (Representative image) JAMMU: A 35-year-old man paid with his life, allegedly for smearing cake on his friend\u2019s face on the latter\u2019s birthday in Jammu\u2019s Janipur area late Thursday.Police said Friday they arrested the prime accused, Neeraj, whose birthday 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