Bengaluru, June 19 -- In a shocking incident that has sent shockwaves across the city, the owner of a rehabilitation centre was brutally hacked to death by a group of patients undergoing treatment at the facility in Bengaluru's Chandra Layout police station limits on Friday afternoon.

The deceased has been identified as Shivalingaiah (60), owner of the New Life Rehab Centre located in Chandra Layout. According to reports, four accused, including patients identified as Nithin, Karthik and Sohel Pasha, allegedly carried out the gruesome murder before fleeing the scene.

According to information available, Nithin, one of the prime accused, had been admitted to the rehabilitation centre as a patient nearly one-and-a-half years ago. Over time...