<p>On the run after allegedly murdering a 34-year-old truck driver, two gangsters were chased down and shot at by the police on Sunday. </p>.<p>Praveen (24) and Abhi (26), with a long history of serious crimes, are accused of hacking Mahesh Kumar to death in northern Bengaluru on the night of September 6.</p>.<p>They and some of their associates tailed him as he rode on a scooter. They waylaid him at Hegganahalli Cross, Sunkadakatte, and hacked him to death before fleeing from the spot, the police said. </p>.<p>Kumar and his elder brother were charged with murdering two gangsters named Suri and Babu following a fight at a wedding in Ramanagara in 2014. Kumar got bail only last year and started driving a Canter in Rajagopala Nagar. Praveen and Abhi owed their allegiance to Suri and had vowed to avenge his murder by eliminating Kumar. </p>.<p>Investigating the murder, the Kamakshipalya police arrested Sathish, an associate of Praveen and Abhi. They received a tip-off that Praveen and Abhi were spotted around Pete Channappa Industrial Estate in Kamakshipalya.</p>.<p>When the police tried to catch them early on Sunday, they allegedly attacked them with knives in a bid to escape. Police constables Vasanth Kumar, Satish and sub-inspector Andani Gowda sustained injuries in the attack. </p>.<p>The police then opened fire in the air to warn them, but the men attacked the officers again. The police then fired them in the leg in self-defence and caught hold of them. They are now hunting for others involved in Kumar’s murder. </p>
<p>On the run after allegedly murdering a 34-year-old truck driver, two gangsters were chased down and shot at by the police on Sunday. </p>.<p>Praveen (24) and Abhi (26), with a long history of serious crimes, are accused of hacking Mahesh Kumar to death in northern Bengaluru on the night of September 6.</p>.<p>They and some of their associates tailed him as he rode on a scooter. They waylaid him at Hegganahalli Cross, Sunkadakatte, and hacked him to death before fleeing from the spot, the police said. </p>.<p>Kumar and his elder brother were charged with murdering two gangsters named Suri and Babu following a fight at a wedding in Ramanagara in 2014. Kumar got bail only last year and started driving a Canter in Rajagopala Nagar. Praveen and Abhi owed their allegiance to Suri and had vowed to avenge his murder by eliminating Kumar. </p>.<p>Investigating the murder, the Kamakshipalya police arrested Sathish, an associate of Praveen and Abhi. They received a tip-off that Praveen and Abhi were spotted around Pete Channappa Industrial Estate in Kamakshipalya.</p>.<p>When the police tried to catch them early on Sunday, they allegedly attacked them with knives in a bid to escape. Police constables Vasanth Kumar, Satish and sub-inspector Andani Gowda sustained injuries in the attack. </p>.<p>The police then opened fire in the air to warn them, but the men attacked the officers again. The police then fired them in the leg in self-defence and caught hold of them. They are now hunting for others involved in Kumar’s murder. </p>
