A 39-year-old realtor was killed in a daylight machete attack by two unidentified men outside his office in Bengaluru's Yelahanka New Town on Friday morning, as his wife watched in horror.
The incident happened when the victim, identified as Charan Gowda, was parking his car outside the office when the attackers, who had arrived on a motorcycle, allegedly struck him repeatedly on the head with a machete.
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Gowda fell to the ground following the assault and died on the spot, with no time for medical intervention.
Police said the attack occurred at around 10:30 am when Gowda and his wife, Vimarshini, reached his office, as they reportedly did every day.
While she got out of the vehicle and headed towards their first-floor office, Gowda stayed behind to park the car and was speaking on his mobile phone.
The two assailants, who were reportedly waiting near the premises, then approached him. One of them got off the motorcycle and launched the fatal attack before both fled the scene.
Vimarshini later returned to the spot and was seen crying and desperately seeking help while standing beside her husband's body.
Police personnel rushed to the scene and carried out an inspection. The body was subsequently shifted to Yelahanka Government Hospital for a post-mortem examination before being handed over to the family.
Gowda, a native of Harisandra village in Channapatna, lived in Yelahanka's Kogilu area. He ran Dhani Properties, a real estate firm with operations across Bengaluru, Ramanagara and Channapatna.
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Preliminary investigations suggest that Gowda had been involved in disputes with certain individuals over land and property transactions in the Yelahanka area.
Police are examining whether the killing was a contract hit and are investigating his business dealings, property disputes and personal associations to establish the motive behind the murder and identify the attackers.
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