Bengaluru Lawyer Killed Outside Home as Police Seek Suspects

Manjunath, a lawyer in Bengaluru, was shot and killed outside his home in Pattandur Agrahara late Sunday night. Whitefield police are trying to trace two suspects who fled after the shooting; no arrest or confirmed motive was reported in the available updates. Police accounts say the suspects were believed to be tenants at Manjunath’s property. A senior officer said preliminary information indicated an argument over unpaid rent had taken place about an hour before the attack. The reported link to a rent dispute remains an investigative lead, not an established motive. Police have also said they are examining possible property-related conflict and personal enmity. Investigators are looking into whether the attack was planned and whether anyone else may have been involved, but the reports do not establish that it was a contract killing. The suspects’ identities have not been confirmed by police. The shooting occurred at Manjunath’s residence around midnight, according to police accounts. He sustained a gunshot wound to the head and died. The assailants left the scene, and police said efforts to locate and arrest them were continuing. Four special teams were reported to have been...