A 25-year-old was murdered by unknown people at Cholamballi near Hirisave in Channarayapatna taluk on Friday night. The deceased has been identified as Sudeep, 25, of Kamaravalli, who had been in prison in connection with a murder till recently.
Sudeep was on his way to his residence with his friend Manjunath on a bike around 9.45 p.m. A car hit his bike from behind, and both of them fell off. Three people carrying lethal weapons got down the car. They asked Manjunath to leave the place threatening that he too would be murdered if he did not go away. Later, Sudeep was hit with a hammer, a knife and other weapons.
Manjunath informed Sudeep’s father Ramakrishna and others about the incident. By the time they could reach the spot, Sudeep was dead. Based on a complaint filed by Manjunath, Hirisave police have registered the case.
