Bengaluru, July 16 -- Responding to a murder case in which his name has been dragged, MLA Byrati Basavaraj issued a strong rebuttal, saying he has no connection to the incident and has been targeted with baseless allegations possibly driven by political motives. "A serious allegation has been made against me in connection with the murder of Shivakumar alias Biklu Shiva. But I have no knowledge about this case, nor do I know who attacked him or who has taken my name. I only came to know about it through the media," Basavaraj said in an exclusive statement," he told reporters today. Shiva, a man with a criminal background, was brutally hacked to death by five unidentified assailants outside his home near Halasuru Lake late last night. Shiva's...