India, July 16 -- A 40-year-old man, identified as Shivaprakash, popularly known in the area as Biklu Shiva, was brutally murdered outside his residence near Bengaluru's Halasuru Lake on Monday evening. Police say the victim had a criminal background and was on their list of history-sheeters.

According to officials, the incident occurred when Shivaprakash was standing outside his house. A group of assailants arrived in a car, got down, and attacked him with lethal weapons. He died on the spot due to severe injuries.

Confirming the incident, Ramesh Banoth, Joint Commissioner of Police (East Division), said: "Shivaprakash was a known history-sheeter. Preliminary findings suggest that the assailants came in a car and executed the attack in...