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Bengaluru police arrest rickshaw driver in advocate’s killing

By Drooid · Oct 25, 2026, 4:45 PM UTC · How we work

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Bengaluru police arrested auto-rickshaw driver Pruthiraj Appajigowda (31) for murdering advocate Sriram (43).
advocate Sriram (43) collapsed on Nagarabhavi Ring Road on October 9 after a fare dispute with the driver.
A post-mortem showed advocate Sriram (43) died from a head injury that caused a brain blood clot.
Investigators are probing missing phone and cash and seeking other auto drivers present at the incident.

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Bengaluru police arrested auto-rickshaw driver Pruthiraj Appajigowda (31) for murdering advocate Sriram (43).
advocate Sriram (43) collapsed on Nagarabhavi Ring Road on October 9 after a fare dispute with the driver.
A post-mortem showed advocate Sriram (43) died from a head injury that caused a brain blood clot.
Investigators are probing missing phone and cash and seeking other auto drivers present at the incident.