Rowdy-sheeter hacked to death in Bengaluru as public watches helplessly

BENGALURU: Unidentified assailants hacked a 29-year-old rowdy sheeter to death as the public watched helplessly in JP Nagar on Saturday evening.The victim is Rajubhai alias Raju, a resident of Pragatipura. Raju was arrested in a decade-old murder case and was named among the rowdy sheeters of the area, police said. The attack took place when Raju, after drinking tea at a shop, was walking towards his home around 6 pm, police said.“Assailants came in a car and blocked Raju on JP Nagar main road. Though he ran for his life, miscreants blocked him and rained blows with machetes and other weapons. As a result, Raju died instantly,” police said. No arrests have been made so far.