Bengaluru Rural Gram Panchayat Member Shot as Police Identify Suspects

Overview

• Saleem Pasha, 50, a Kannegowdanahalli gram panchayat member, was shot on Sunday evening in Islampur, Nelamangala taluk.
• He suffered a shoulder wound from a country-made pistol and is reported to be out of danger while receiving hospital care.
• According to Bengaluru Rural Additional SP K. S. Nagaraj, six men arrived on two motorcycles before one opened fire.
• Investigators say the alleged attackers are from the same village, with the probe led by DySP Jagadeesh of Nelamangala.
• Police cite personal enmity as the suspected motive and note Pasha was previously targeted in a separate case now before the court.