{
  "id": 8198857,
  "title": "Jammu Birthday Party Shocker: Man Stabbed To Death After Smearing Cake On Friend's Face During Celebration",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/jammu-birthday-party-shocker-man-stabbed-to-death-after-smearing-cake",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T07:22:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/jammu-birthday-party-shocker-man-stabbed-to-death-after-smearing-cake-on-friends-face-during-celebration"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jammu: A man was brutally stabbed to death after smearing cake on his friend's face during a birthday party, police announced on Friday. According to a police report, Pawan Nair, also known as Sameer, was found injured at the Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu and was later pronounced dead by attending doctors. Friends John Sotra, Gaurav Singh, and Sugandh Bhatti rushed him to the hospital. Police immediately began investigating the incident. Neeraj, also known as Anshu, was celebrating his birthday on Thursday near Lower Roop Nagar with his brother and friends, including Nair. During the cake-cutting, Nair smeared cake on Neeraj's face, sparking a verbal altercation. Enraged, Neeraj pulled out a knife and attacked Nair, causing severe injury. Neeraj and his brother Rishu were subsequently apprehended and are currently in police custody at Police Station Janipur. The weapon used in the attack is being recovered, and an FIR has been filed under Section 103(1) BNS at Police Station Janipur. The police promise strict and timely action as per the law.",
  "summary": "Jammu: A man in Jammu was stabbed to death for spreading cake over a friend’s face during a birthday party, police said on Friday. According to a police statement, the police post at the Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu informed Police Station Janipur that a person named Pawan Nair alias Sameer was brought there in an injured condition by his friends John Sotra, Gaurav Singh, and Sugandh…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Friend smears cake on birthday boy's face, gets stabbed to death in Jammu: Police",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/friend-smears-cake-on-birthday-boys-face-gets-stabbed-to-death-in",
        "published": "2026-09-18T09:10:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}