Bengaluru, Nov. 10 -- Karnataka Police arrested an accused involved in a double murder case after shooting him in the leg when he allegedly tried to attack the police during his arrest.
The accused, identified as Ravi Prasad Reddy, originally from Andhra Pradesh, had brutally killed two people within just two days, including an industrialist.
On November 4, he committed a murder and went absconding. Later, on November 6, he kidnapped and murdered Hebbagodi-based industrialist Balappa alias Balappa Reddy in Anekal taluk, on the outskirts of Bengaluru.
According to police, Hebbagodi Inspector Somashekar fired at the accused during the arrest, hitting both his legs precisely. The incident occurred near the Bommasandra crematorium around 10:...