<p>Vijayapura, Karnataka: A history sheeter was killed by a group of unidentified assailants at Madina Nagar area of this district, police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Bagappa Harijan who was in his 50's had several criminal cases booked against him including six cases of murder, they said.</p>.<p>Bagappa was walking outside his house when he was attacked by a group of four-five assailants around 9.30 pm on Tuesday, a senior police officer said.</p>.Indiranagar stabbing spree: Cops intensify manhunt for rowdy-sheeter .<p>The assailants first attacked him with a 'kundali' (a garden tool) and then fired two rounds of bullets at him and fled, the officer said citing preliminary investigation. Bagappa died on the spot, he added.</p>.<p>"We have registered a case of murder and are trying to identify the assailants. We are investigating the case from all angles," he said.</p>.<p>According to the police, Bagappa came into limelight after he took over the gang from his relative Chandappa Harijan (a notorious gangster) who was shot dead in a police encounter in 2000 in Maharashtra.</p>.<p>In a previous incident, Bagappa was shot at in the Vijayapura District Sessions Court premises on August 7, 2017. But he managed to survive then.</p>
<p>Vijayapura, Karnataka: A history sheeter was killed by a group of unidentified assailants at Madina Nagar area of this district, police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Bagappa Harijan who was in his 50's had several criminal cases booked against him including six cases of murder, they said.</p>.<p>Bagappa was walking outside his house when he was attacked by a group of four-five assailants around 9.30 pm on Tuesday, a senior police officer said.</p>.Indiranagar stabbing spree: Cops intensify manhunt for rowdy-sheeter .<p>The assailants first attacked him with a 'kundali' (a garden tool) and then fired two rounds of bullets at him and fled, the officer said citing preliminary investigation. Bagappa died on the spot, he added.</p>.<p>"We have registered a case of murder and are trying to identify the assailants. We are investigating the case from all angles," he said.</p>.<p>According to the police, Bagappa came into limelight after he took over the gang from his relative Chandappa Harijan (a notorious gangster) who was shot dead in a police encounter in 2000 in Maharashtra.</p>.<p>In a previous incident, Bagappa was shot at in the Vijayapura District Sessions Court premises on August 7, 2017. But he managed to survive then.</p>