Mangaluru (Karnataka), Mar 27 (PTI) A 46-year-old rowdy-sheeter was allegedly hacked to death by a group of assailants near an overbridge here on Friday morning, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Arif alias Tablet Arif, a resident of Talapady, they said.
According to police, the incident occurred at around 4 am on the Thokkottu flyover in Ullal when Arif was travelling on a motorcycle.
A car allegedly rammed his vehicle from behind, causing him to fall onto the road. The attackers then assaulted him with lethal weapons, killing him on the spot, a senior police officer said.
Police said Arif was a listed rowdy-sheeter under the Mangaluru South police station limits and had multiple criminal cases against him, including murder and attempt to murder.
The assailants fled the scene in the car after the attack. Police suspect gang rivalry as the motive behind the murder.
A case has been registered, and further investigation is underway.