BENGALURU, 5 MAY

A 32-year-old man was hacked to death by his nephew in the Tin Factory area of the state capital on Sunday night, police said.

The deceased has been identified as Sirajuddin, a resident of Ramamurthy Nagar police station limits. Police said Sirajuddin lived in Govindapura earlier and moved to his current residence around four years ago.

Investigations revealed that Sirajuddin was involved in the murder of the accused’s father several years ago. Since then, the accused his sister’s son, had been plotting revenge.

At around 7.30pm on Sunday, while Sirajuddin was walking near Tin Factory, the accused confronted him, attacked him with a machete and fled the scene. Passersby rushed him to a nearby hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries later that night.

Ramamurthy Nagar police registered a case and have launched a manhunt for the absconding accused. Preliminary investigations suggest that the murder was premeditated and motivated by personal vendetta.