Gang hacks rowdy Lakshmana to death
TNN | Mar 8, 2019, 09:03 IST
BENGALURU: Lakshmana, 42, allegedly involved in several cases of murder and land grab, was hacked to death by a five-member gang in Mahalakshmi Layout, near Iskcon Temple, on Thursday. Police suspect the killing to be a fallout of gang rivalry.
Lakshmana, who lived in Sunkadakatte, is the twin of Rama, also a rowdy. The duo was known as the Rama-Lakshmana brothers in Bengaluru’s underworld and had specialised in grabbing land from people by using threats and violence.
The car-borne gang intercepted Lakshmana’s multiutility vehicle when it reached Mysore Sandal Soap Factory at 12.45pm and attacked him with machetes. Lakshmana was returning after meeting someone at RMC Yard and was at the wheels as the driver had not come for work. Lakshmana tried to get off the car but failed. The gang escaped after he collapsed on the road. Passersby and fellow motorists alerted police.
“Four to five men, who came in a sports utility vehicle, attacked him,” said N Shashi Kumar, deputy commissioner of police (north). Police have obtained CCTV footage from nearby buildings to reconstruct the sequence of events and identify the culprits.
Lakshmana had been arrested last December by the Central Crime Branch in connection with a land- grab case. He was aiding real-estate operator Mirle Varadaraj, from whose house police had seized property documents worth hundreds of crores of rupees following a raid. Police said Varadaraj allegedly used Lakshmana to take over land from property owners. He had been released on bail in January this year.
Brothers nursed political ambitions
Natives of Kunigal, the Rama-Lakshmana brothers joined the gang led by rowdy Mulama alias Lokesh and gained notoriety following the murder of their rival Machcha Manja near Yelahanka in 2008. Manja was an active associate of the infamous Korangu Krishna gang. They were involved in over 30 cases, including murder, attempt to murder and extortion. Police had opened rowdysheets against Lakshmana in Kengeri, Jnanabharathi, Kamakshipalya, Rajarajeshwari Nagar and Sampigehalli police stations.
The brothers had distanced themselves from crimes of late and focused on settling real-estate disputes instead. Rama, who wanted to enter politics, had distanced himself from the criminal world and had worked out compromises with rivals. He had unsuccessfully contested the Vokkaliga Sangha polls. Lakshmana too wanted to contest from Maddur assembly constituency and took to social-service initiatives.
Lakshmana, who lived in Sunkadakatte, is the twin of Rama, also a rowdy. The duo was known as the Rama-Lakshmana brothers in Bengaluru’s underworld and had specialised in grabbing land from people by using threats and violence.
The car-borne gang intercepted Lakshmana’s multiutility vehicle when it reached Mysore Sandal Soap Factory at 12.45pm and attacked him with machetes. Lakshmana was returning after meeting someone at RMC Yard and was at the wheels as the driver had not come for work. Lakshmana tried to get off the car but failed. The gang escaped after he collapsed on the road. Passersby and fellow motorists alerted police.
“Four to five men, who came in a sports utility vehicle, attacked him,” said N Shashi Kumar, deputy commissioner of police (north). Police have obtained CCTV footage from nearby buildings to reconstruct the sequence of events and identify the culprits.
Lakshmana had been arrested last December by the Central Crime Branch in connection with a land- grab case. He was aiding real-estate operator Mirle Varadaraj, from whose house police had seized property documents worth hundreds of crores of rupees following a raid. Police said Varadaraj allegedly used Lakshmana to take over land from property owners. He had been released on bail in January this year.
Brothers nursed political ambitions
Natives of Kunigal, the Rama-Lakshmana brothers joined the gang led by rowdy Mulama alias Lokesh and gained notoriety following the murder of their rival Machcha Manja near Yelahanka in 2008. Manja was an active associate of the infamous Korangu Krishna gang. They were involved in over 30 cases, including murder, attempt to murder and extortion. Police had opened rowdysheets against Lakshmana in Kengeri, Jnanabharathi, Kamakshipalya, Rajarajeshwari Nagar and Sampigehalli police stations.
The brothers had distanced themselves from crimes of late and focused on settling real-estate disputes instead. Rama, who wanted to enter politics, had distanced himself from the criminal world and had worked out compromises with rivals. He had unsuccessfully contested the Vokkaliga Sangha polls. Lakshmana too wanted to contest from Maddur assembly constituency and took to social-service initiatives.
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