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Bengaluru: Industrialist opens fire to scare business partner over financial dispute

The police have slapped charges of attempt to murder and several sections under the Arms Act on the accused, identified as Ravi Kumar.

Bengaluru: An industrialist opened fire at the roof of his office in K.R. Puram on Saturday in a bid to intimidate his business partner over a financial dispute running into crores. Fortunately, there were no casualties and the partner left the office hastily fearing for his life, the police said.

The police have slapped charges of attempt to murder and several sections under the Arms Act on the accused, identified as Ravi Kumar, aged around 45, who have been detained.

According to the police, the incident happened around 2.30 pm at Ravi Kumar’s office - RKM Sand and Aggregates on Devasandra main road, opposite to Tent Road in K.R. Puram. Girish Babu, a resident of Hosur, and a business partner with Ravi Kumar had come to the latter’s office to demand his share in the profit, which was longtime pending. Both Ravi and Girish were in stone crushing business and also supply sand and different inches of jelly.

Ravi and Girish got into heated arguments after the latter demanded his share in the profit of '5.5 crore, the police stated. In a bid to threaten Girish, Ravi pulled out his licensed pistol, a 7.65 mm caliber, and fired at the roof of his office, located on the first floor of a commercial complex Radhakrishna Nilaya.

Girish and his associates immediately left fearing for their lives. Some staffers, who were present at the office, were shocked and they too rushed outside. The police was intimated and senior officials, including Additional Commissioner of Police P. Harishekaran, rushed to the spot. The K.R. Puram police have registered a case and arrested Ravi and further investigations are underway.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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