A Janata Dal-Secular corporator was on Sunday murdered and two others injured by some unidentified persons at Banashankari area of the city, police said.
The police said the accused first attacked Dewan Ali and his associates with sharp weapons near his office and then opened fire. "We are still waiting for the post-morterm report to verify whether it was the bullet or the lethal weapons that caused the fatal injury," said Sonia Narang, deputy commissioner of police, Bengaluru south division.
Ali was a rowdy sheeter and had various cases registered against him, including rioting. The police suspect previous enmity to be one of the reasons behind the murder.
A huge crowd of the corporator's supporters turned up at the Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences hospital, where the body of Ali was brought. Several police personnel were posted at the hospital to ensure there was no untoward incident. Ali's injured aides were undergoing treatment.