Sunil Lohan
A 54-year-old farmer and JD(S)party worker was hacked to death by armed gang near Thimmanayakanahalli gate in the outskirts of Chikkaballapur on Friday night .
The deceased identified as Venkatesh,was heading home in the night on the road leading to his village when the incident occurred .
The deceased called his home asking for ragi ball for dinner and heading home on his scooter when the gang intercepted him and hacked him to death.
Few passers-by noticed him lying on roadside with multiple injuries and alerted the police.
Superintendent of Police,Kushal Chouksey,visited the spot said that possibly the assailants stopped Venkatesh while riding and attacked with sharp weapon killing him on the spot .
The deceased sustained multiple deep cut injuries on face,left hand,and stomach.
Ruling out the possibility of political angle,the police suspected that the murder could be due to personal rivalry.We have some leads and working on it to track down the assailants,Mr.Chouksey,said .
The Chikkaballapur rural police have registered a case of murder and are investigating .