Seven persons, including two minors, killed 23-year-old history-sheeter Atul Jagtap around 1 am on Wednesday at Sainath dwelling in Kothrud. The killing was an outcome of the previous enmity between the accused and Jagtap. He died on the spot after the seven attacked him with iron pipes, swords and stones.

Police officials said after killing Jagtap in full public view, the accused fled the spot to evade arrest and sent text messages to each other to confirm whether Jagtap was dead or survived the attack.