<p>An elderly man was found bludgeoned to death on the footpath of Hegganahalli Main Road in Rajagopalanagar, Northwest Bengaluru. </p>.<p>An officer from the Rajagopalanagar police said that they believed that the killers had crushed Krishnappa’s head with a stone. </p>.<p>Krishnappa, a native of Sira in Tumakuru, had been sleeping on the footpath since Monday night. In the early hours of Tuesday, a passerby noticed him lying unconscious in a pool of blood and called the police. </p>.<p>Krishnappa was taken to Victoria Hospital for treatment but he succumbed to the injuries on Wednesday morning. </p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Murder case</strong></p>.<p>Rajagopalanagar police, who had earlier taken up a case of attempted murder, have now opened a case of murder and are carrying out further investigations. </p>.<p>For now, police do not seem to have any leads as to who killed Krishnappa and why. Investigations are still under way, an officer said.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>An elderly man was found bludgeoned to death on the footpath of Hegganahalli Main Road in Rajagopalanagar, Northwest Bengaluru. </p>.<p>An officer from the Rajagopalanagar police said that they believed that the killers had crushed Krishnappa’s head with a stone. </p>.<p>Krishnappa, a native of Sira in Tumakuru, had been sleeping on the footpath since Monday night. In the early hours of Tuesday, a passerby noticed him lying unconscious in a pool of blood and called the police. </p>.<p>Krishnappa was taken to Victoria Hospital for treatment but he succumbed to the injuries on Wednesday morning. </p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Murder case</strong></p>.<p>Rajagopalanagar police, who had earlier taken up a case of attempted murder, have now opened a case of murder and are carrying out further investigations. </p>.<p>For now, police do not seem to have any leads as to who killed Krishnappa and why. Investigations are still under way, an officer said.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>