A 32-year-old man was hacked to death by four assailants on a vacant plot at Avalahalli on Friday night.
The police have identified the deceased Rahamathullah, a fruit vendor.
According to the police, Rahamathullah and his friends, Bhoopathy and Annamalai were drinking alcohol on the vacant site at around 9.30 pm on Sunday. A Santro car approached the site, four men wielding machetes and choppers alighted from the car and hacked Rahamathullah to death. They, however, did not assault two of Rahmatullah's friends.
The police suspect that the motive behind the murder could be a possible rivalry, but are unsure of the exact motive as the family members of Rahamathullah knew nothing about his friends. The victim's brother Azamathullah has lodged a complaint with Thalaghattapura police. The police have registered a case and have launched a manhunt for the assailants.
Published 05 August 2017, 22:26 IST