Friends Kill Injured Youth to Avoid Medical Costs, Dump Body in Bengaluru Well

• Vinod Kumar, 26, fell from a coconut tree during a New Year's gathering in Vajarahalli village, Magadi taluk, suffering a severe spinal injury.
• His friends, Sudeep and Prajwal (both 19), panicked over potential medical expenses and legal trouble, deciding not to seek help.
• Vinod died from his injuries; his friends initially dumped his body in a lake, then retrieved it, tied it to a stone, and threw it into a well.
• Vinod's grandfather filed a missing person complaint on January 2; the body was discovered on January 17 by youths swimming in the well.
• Sudeep and Prajwal confessed during interrogation and were arrested, highlighting the tragic consequences of fear and financial anxiety.

Why It Matters: Two friends killed an injured youth and dumped his body in a well to avoid medical costs and legal trouble.