‘Blood clot in brain’: How refusing auto driver’s fare turned fatal for B'luru advocate

BENAGLURU: An argument over an auto-rickshaw fare, a suspected heart attack and a post-mortem twist have turned the case of a 43-year-old Bengaluru advocate into a murder probe.Police have taken Pruthviraj Appajigowda, 31, an auto-rickshaw driver from Gollarahatti on Magadi Road, into custody in connection with the death of Sri Ram, a resident of Kengunte.Investigators are also looking for other auto drivers who were allegedly present during the confrontation.Found unconscious on Outer Ring RoadSri Ram was found unconscious on Nagarabavi Outer Ring Road on the morning of October 9. Hoysala police personnel on patrol rushed him to a nearby private hospital, where he died later that day.Initially, his death was suspected to be due to a heart attack. However, his family noticed injury marks on his body and approached Annapoorneshwarinagar police, suspecting foul play.The body was sent for a post-mortem examination.