27th murder in 29 days

30 January,2009 08:44 AM IST |   |  MiD DAY Correspondent

A group of men killed an auto driver on Wednesday night in Kalasipalya limits


A group of men killed an auto driver on Wednesday night in Kalasipalya limits.

This makes it the twenty-seventh murder in 29 days in the city.

Ravi Kumar (30), a resident of Sarakki in J P Nagar, drove a luggage auto for his livelihood. He was reportedly chased and killed in Motinagar.

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