Advocate’s aide murdered in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: A 39-yearold man working in a city-based advocate’s offi ce as an attendant has been hacked to death in broad daylight in Nandini Layout police station limits. The accused, who had come in an auto, hacked the victim to death with a machete. The reasons for the murder is being ascertained.

The deceased has been identified as Vishwanath alias Kulla Vishwa, resident of Vidyaranyapura. On Wednesday at around 10 am, the victim was going to meet his friend at Narasimhaswamy Layout. After parking his vehicle, he was walking to his friend’s house. The accused who came in an auto murdered him and escaped.

The reason for the murder is being ascertained. The deceased has two cases against him but no rowdy sheet is found in any police station. He is suspected to have been involved in a murder case reported in Basaveshwaranagar police station limits. Police suspect that the murder could be in connection with the cases he is involved.