Bengaluru: A property businessman was fatally attacked with a machete outside his workplace in Bengaluru’s Yelahanka New Town on Friday morning, in an assault police believe may have been premeditated. Investigators are exploring whether unresolved land and site-related disputes led to the killing.
The victim has been identified as Charan Gowda, aged 39. Originally from Harisandra village in Channapatna, he lived in Kogilu in Yelahanka and managed Dhani Properties, a real-estate firm operating in Bengaluru, Ramanagara and Channapatna.
Gowda reached his first-floor office at approximately 10:30 am with his wife, Vimarshini, following what police described as their usual morning routine. While she left the car and walked towards the office, he stayed back to park the vehicle and was speaking on his mobile phone, as reported by NDTV.
Assailants Strike
Two men allegedly waiting close to the office on a motorcycle are said to have targeted Gowda at that point. One of them reportedly got off the two-wheeler and attacked him with a machete, striking him repeatedly on the head.
Gowda collapsed where he was attacked and succumbed to his injuries before medical support could reach him. The suspects fled the area shortly after the assault. Footage recorded at the scene showed his wife standing next to his body, crying and appealing to passers-by for help.
Police personnel from the local station arrived at the spot, examined the area and shifted the body to Yelahanka Government Hospital for a post-mortem. It was later handed over to Gowda’s relatives.
Preliminary findings indicate that Gowda had disputes with certain people concerning land and site transactions in Yelahanka. Officers are now reviewing his business dealings, property-related conflicts and known contacts, while also investigating whether the murder was carried out on someone’s instructions.
