Birthday murder: Man killed for smearing cake on friend’s face; two held

JAMMU: A 35-year-old man paid with his life, allegedly for smearing cake on his friend’s face on the latter’s birthday in Jammu’s Janipur area late Thursday.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.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.A preliminary inquiry revealed that the group was celebrating Neeraj’s birthday on the roadside near Lower Roop Nagar with…