Habitual offender murdered in broad daylight near police station

Pramesh S Jain.Yogesh K Porwar

In yet another brazen attack,a habitual offender was hacked to death barely a few yards from Banaswadi police station in broad daylight on Wednesday afternoon.

Two assailants in a car intercepted the victim, Harish(24),who was on a bike,stabbed him with a knife and smashed his head with a stone before driving away.

The incident took place around 1.30pm.The victim had just exited the station,when he was attacked.

Senior officers as,Addl CP East,S Murugan,DCP East,Dr SD Sharanappa with dog squad and finger print experts rushed to spot to collect evidence.

Senior officers after inspecting the spot and collecting information about the incident from the Banaswadi Inspector and staff said,Harish, a resident of Basaveshwaranagar,had four criminal cases pending against him in Banaswadi police station.

He was living in Banaswadi until 2018,and then moved to Basaveshwaranagar.Between 2017 and 2018,he was involved in criminal cases and anti-social activities.

He was called to the station on Wednesday afternoon for a routine parade,and booked under Section 110,(Security for good behaviour from habitual offender)of CrPC.

After completing the formalities,Harish left the station to get a passport size photograph which he had to submit,said a police officer

Banaswadi Police immediately rushed to the spot and conducted spot mahazar.Inquiries revealed that old rivalry is the motive behind the murder.

We have some clues and were tracking down the accused and they will be arrested soon special teams has been formed to nab the assailants he added.