<p>The Jnanabharathi police have cracked the murder case of notorious rowdy sheeter Korangu alias Anand. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Police said eight former associates of Korangu, who were arrested recently, had hacked the latter to death, following an altercation. Korangu, a dreaded rowdy sheeter in Rajajinagar and <br />Basaveshwarnagar, was attacked with lethal weapons on May 26 just three days after he was released on bail. The gang was at large since then.<br /><br />Police arrested Vijaykumar, 26, Purushottam, 26, Karthik, 24, Sukumar, 26, P Raghuvaran, 24, Dileep, 26, Murali, 21, and Vivek, 21 all residents of Rajajinagar and Basaveshwaranagar areas. Some are habitual offenders, while others were rowdy sheeters in the areas. <br /><br />Hiding in Tamil Nadu<br /><br />Acting on a tip-off, a special team visited Tamil Nadu, where the gang was hiding. <br /><br />But by the time the team tracked them down in Tamil Nadu, they were already in Bangalore. The Jnanabharathi police later arrested the gang from Mariyappanapalya.<br /><br />Police said Korangu, after his release on bail, was harassing his associates and in some cases had even assaulted them for money. Enraged, the gang members murdered him.<br /></p>
<p>The Jnanabharathi police have cracked the murder case of notorious rowdy sheeter Korangu alias Anand. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Police said eight former associates of Korangu, who were arrested recently, had hacked the latter to death, following an altercation. Korangu, a dreaded rowdy sheeter in Rajajinagar and <br />Basaveshwarnagar, was attacked with lethal weapons on May 26 just three days after he was released on bail. The gang was at large since then.<br /><br />Police arrested Vijaykumar, 26, Purushottam, 26, Karthik, 24, Sukumar, 26, P Raghuvaran, 24, Dileep, 26, Murali, 21, and Vivek, 21 all residents of Rajajinagar and Basaveshwaranagar areas. Some are habitual offenders, while others were rowdy sheeters in the areas. <br /><br />Hiding in Tamil Nadu<br /><br />Acting on a tip-off, a special team visited Tamil Nadu, where the gang was hiding. <br /><br />But by the time the team tracked them down in Tamil Nadu, they were already in Bangalore. The Jnanabharathi police later arrested the gang from Mariyappanapalya.<br /><br />Police said Korangu, after his release on bail, was harassing his associates and in some cases had even assaulted them for money. Enraged, the gang members murdered him.<br /></p>
