Man hacked to death

BANGALORE: An armed gang hacked a 35-year-old man to death in Sudamanagar on Monday afternoon.
Mohan alias Ismail Sherief from Vinobanagar in Kalasipalyam was going on a two-wheeler when the gang which was lying in wait for him, attacked him with choppers. He tried to flee by abandoning his two-wheeler, but was chased by the gang. The gang soon overpowered him and hacked him to death, police said.
The assailants took to their heels soon after the incident, police said.
A habitual offender and small-time money lender, Mohan was under police surveillance as several complaints, including murder and extortion, were registered against him. He was arrested on murder charges in 2003.
ROWDY ARRESTED
KG Halli police arrested Nana alias Ismail Sherief for allegedly possessing a pistol illegally. Joint commissioner of police (Crime) Alok Kumar said that Ismail was arrested under Goonda Act in March 2009 and released on bail a year later. "On Sunday, police recovered the pistol from him and arrested him. Investigation is on how he managed to get the illegal firearm," he said.