A brutal incident took place in Bengaluru city. Two men shot dead their landlord for not paying rent. The incident took place on Sunday midnight in Pattandur Agrahara under Whitefield police station limits. The deceased was identified by the police as lawyer Manjunath (42), who lives in the same area.

According to the details provided by the police, two youths were staying in Manjunath's house as tenants. They had not been paying the rent properly for some time. On Sunday night, a heated argument broke out between the landlord and Manjunath. As the argument escalated, one of the accused, enraged, shot Manjunath in the head with a gun from close range. He was seriously injured in the incident and died on the spot.

Both the accused immediately fled the scene. The police have initially confirmed that both of them were working as delivery boys. On receiving information, the Whitefield police immediately reached the scene and collected details. Based on the complaint of the deceased's family members, a murder case was registered and an investigation was launched. Special teams have been deployed to arrest the absconding accused and search operations have been intensified. Although a rent dispute is believed to be the main reason for the murder, the police said that they are also investigating other angles.