Bengaluru, Oct. 19 -- A 42-year-old advocate was allegedly shot dead following a dispute over unpaid rent at his residence in Pattandur Agrahara here around midnight on Sunday, police said on Monday.
The deceased was identified as Manjunath, a resident of Pattandur Agrahara under the jurisdiction of Whitefield police station.
According to preliminary investigations, an argument had reportedly broken out between the advocate and two tenants over non-payment of rent about an hour before the shooting.
The advocate sustained a gunshot wound to the head and was rushed to Manipal Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
The two accused, who reportedly work as delivery personnel, fled the scene after the incident.
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