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Bengaluru Advocate Shot Dead By Tenants Over Rent Dispute
19 Oct
Summary
- An advocate was fatally shot at his Bengaluru residence by tenants.
- The dispute reportedly stemmed from unpaid rent and a heated argument.
- The suspects are gig workers employed by delivery and ride-hailing platforms.
An advocate, identified as 42-year-old Manjunath, was fatally shot at his residence in Bengaluru on Sunday night. The incident took place in Pattandur Agrahara, within the Whitefield Police Station limits, around midnight.
Initial investigations suggest a dispute over unpaid rent escalated into a fatal confrontation. Reports indicate that an argument broke out between Manjunath and his two tenants shortly before the shooting. The tenants, identified as natives of Bihar employed as gig workers for delivery and ride-hailing platforms, allegedly used a country-made pistol.
Manjunath was reportedly shot in the forehead when he answered the door after the assailants knocked. Police are actively pursuing leads to identify and apprehend the suspects. The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Whitefield Division, confirmed that investigations are ongoing to establish the full sequence of events and the weapon's origin, with the rent dispute being a primary suspected motive.
