Bengaluru lawyer killed after rent dispute with tenant delivery workers
A 42-year-old lawyer was shot dead at his Whitefield home in Bengaluru after confronting two tenant delivery agents over three months of unpaid rent.
Bengaluru lawyer B Manjunath was fatally shot at his residence in Pattandur Agrahara, Whitefield, late on Sunday night following a dispute over three months of unpaid rent. The two tenants, Pankaj Dube and Amit Kumar Dube, both from Bihar and employed as delivery agents, had been staying in a small room behind the house for about eighteen months. According to Manjunath’s brother Muniraju, the lawyer confronted the men about the overdue rent; one tenant handed over cash while the other allegedly shot Manjunath in the head as he counted the money.
The victims’ family includes a wife and two minor children. Deputy commissioner Saiduly Adavat announced a manhunt, noting the suspects escaped on separate motorcycles, and investigators are tracing the illegal firearm used. The Advocates' Association Bengaluru, led by Subba Reddy, met with police commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh to demand a rapid investigation and discuss rental-housing regulations.
Why it matters
The murder highlights growing tensions over informal rental arrangements and illegal firearms in India's urban centers.
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