History sheeter chased, hacked to death

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: In a shocking incident, a group of unidentified assailants allegedly chased and brutally hacked to death a history sheeter near his house in Flower Garden under Cottonpet Police Station limits.

The incident took place around 9:40 pm on Friday when Shiva alias Sharath, 35, was returning from Mahashivarathri procession.

It was learnt that Shiva was a history sheeter of Cottonpet Police Station. The police said that a group of men carrying machetes who were waiting for Shiva, began chasing him and cornered him a few metres away from his house.

They allegedly attacked him with machetes and daggers before fleeing from the spot. A grievously injured Shiva died while he was being transported to a nearby hospital.

The police suspect that it was an old grudge between two gangs. Following inspection, the Cottonpet police have taken up a murder case and are probing the matter further.