This Article is From Oct 02, 2011

Corporator hacked to death in broad daylight

Corporator hacked to death in broad daylight
Bangalore: A Congress corporator was hacked to death by a four-member gang in broad daylight here today, the second member of Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to be murdered in a year.

S Nataraj, who was riding his two-wheeler, was waylaid by the gang members and attacked with sharp weapons, police said, adding he succumbed to his injuries in hospital.

The assailants who came in a mini-van fled after the attack.

This is the second murder of a BBMP corporator in a year. On Januuray 16, gangster-turned JD-S corporator Haji Mohamad Ali alias Deewan Ali was murdered near his office in Banashankari area in the city.

Home Minister R Ashoka, who reviewed the law and order situation in the state with top police officials including Bangalore City Police Commissioner Jyoti Prakash Mirji, said police have clues about the culprits and they would be nabbed by tomorrow.

The vehicle used by the gang was found abandoned in an area in the city and police have seized weapons from it.

Ashoka said six special teams have been formed to track down the culprits. "It is not a case of gang war. Police are investigating the motive behind the attack", he said.
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