Bengaluru: Ex-gram panchayat president hacked to death at dhaba

Bengaluru: Unidentified assailants fatally hacked a former gram panchayat president on the outskirts of Bengaluru, according to the police. 

Nanjesh, from Honganidoddi village, Bengaluru South district, was at a dhaba with a few of his associates on Saturday night when unidentified assailants barged in and attacked him with machetes. Nanjesh was declared dead at a hospital.

Nanjesh (45) was reportedly associated with the local Congress party unit and was previously the president of the Achalu gram panchayat. 

Police investigations showed that Nanjesh had quarrelled with a man regarding a site in Sathanur a few days ago. 

This soured land deal was the motive for the murder. 

The police have opened a case of murder and launched a manhunt for the assailants.