New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- A 42-year-old advocate was shot dead allegedly by two of his tenants following a dispute over unpaid rent at his residence in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on Sunday night, police said.

The deceased was identified as Manjunath, a resident of Pattandur Agrahara, Whitefield, Bengaluru. The two suspects, Pankaj Dube and Amit Kumar Dube, both from Bihar, were reportedly working as delivery agents.

They were living in a small room behind B Manjunath's house for about one and a half years. Police said on Monday that the duo had not paid rent for three years, the Times of India reported.

According to police, a preliminary investigation revealed that an argument had broken out between the advocate and the accused about an hour be...