2 murder suspects attack cops chasing them; shot at

BENGALURU: A special police team from Nelamangala shot at and injured two youths, who had allegedly murdered a cab driver, after they attacked cops pursuing them in the wee hours of Tuesday.
H Vinod Kumar of Jakkasandra near Koramangala and N Hemant Sagar of Electronics City, both 24 years old, were found riding a Royal Enfield Bullet near Ganesha temple in Nelamangala Town at 2am, said Bengaluru Rural SP Ramnivas Sepat. The team led by inspector Anil Kumar tried to block the duo near the temple, but they sped away. “When cops chased them, the duo attacked them with machetes. In self defence, Anil opened fire,” Sepat added. Vinod and Hemant have been admitted to Nelamangala government hospital.
Earlier, the youths allegedly abducted and murdered cab driver Kempegowda on May 4. “They had booked his Toyota Innova for an outstation trip. On reaching Nelamangala, they strangled him to death and burnt his body,” Sepat said. After murdering the cabbie, the duo drove away with the car. On May 6, family members of Kempegowda filed a missing person complaint with Hebbagodi police. A police team led by additional superintendent of police VJ Sajit and DSP H Panduranga was looking for the duo.