Bengaluru Police Commissioner’s office. File photograph from TBL’s archive; not the crime scene.
Bengaluru: A second confrontation following an argument over unpaid rent allegedly ended in the fatal shooting of 42-year-old advocate Manjunath at Pattandur Agrahara, within Whitefield police station limits.
According to the preliminary account, Manjunath had argued with two tenants approximately an hour before the shooting, which reportedly occurred between 11.30 p.m. and midnight. The men allegedly confronted him again shortly before midnight, when one reportedly pulled out a firearm and shot him in the head.
Two tenants allegedly fled
Both men allegedly fled after the shooting. They were reportedly living at Manjunath’s property and working as delivery personnel.
Investigators suspect rent arrears triggered the confrontation, but the precise motive and sequence of events remain under investigation.
Forensic examination at the scene
Whitefield police personnel reached the location after the incident was reported. Senior officers and forensic experts examined the crime scene, while police began gathering evidence and searching for the two accused.
Manjunath was a practising advocate and property owner in the locality.
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