Realtor hacked to death on city outskirts

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: A realtor was waylaid and hacked to death on the city outskirts on Wednesday night. The victim has been identified as Rajashekar Reddy, a realtor by profession.

He had purchased a property in the Anekal and was making preparations for registering it. The police suspect he was allegedly murdered in connection with the property purchase.

On Wednesday night, while Reddy was going in his car, he was chased by unidentified assailants on bikes. When he reached near Venkateshwara theatre he was surrounded by them and they hacked Reddy to death with lethal weapons.

The murder happened in front of Union Minister A Narayanaswamy’s house at Shivaji Circle in Anekal. The police are going through the footage of the CCTVs in the vicinity and his mobile phone call records to obtain clues about the accused. They have also taken the documents and other items that were in the car. Forensic Science Laboratory officials were also called to aid the investigation.

Two teams of police officers under the supervision of the Anekal sub-division DySP have been formed to look for the assailants. The police are also suspecting that financial row may be one of the motives behind the murder. The Anekal police have registered a case of murder under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and are further investigating.

Reddy hailed from Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh and staying at BTM Layout.