Overview

• Venkatesh, 38, was pulled from his car on Doddakere Maidan main road and fatally attacked with bladed weapons, police said.
• Witnesses reported about five assailants who arrived in an autorickshaw and on a two-wheeler and blocked his Maruti Swift (KA-05-NB-9574).
• Investigators collected CCTV from nearby shops, conducted a spot mahazar, and moved the body to MMC&RI, with a case registered at Nazarbad Police Station.
• Local reports say Venkatesh had survived two earlier attempts on his life and had alerted police about threats.
• Enmity linked to a reported financial dispute and the May killing of his former associate Karthik is being examined as a possible motive.