Amid lockdown, a man was murdered in Hassan town around 3 p.m. on Sunday.
The deceased has been identified as Bharath, 28, a resident of Vallabhabai Road. The assailants hit on his head while he was on his two-wheeler on the 80-ft road at Santhepet. He collapsed on his two-wheeler. Within a few minutes, hundreds of people gathered at the place.
Bharat, a murder accused, had come out on bail recently.
Pension Mohalla police sent the body for post-mortem. The police suspect it to be an act of revenge by a rival group.
