'Pumped bullet into his head': How row over rent turned deadly for B'luru advocate

BENGALURU: A 42-year-old advocate was shot dead at his residence in Pattandur Agrahara, Whitefield, late Sunday night, allegedly by two tenants working as delivery agents following a dispute over unpaid rent.The suspects, identified as Pankaj Dube and Amit Kumar Dube, both from Bihar, had been living in a small room behind the house of B Manjunath for around one-and-a-half years. Police said the duo had not paid rent for three months.Unpaid rent leads to confrontationAccording to the police complaint lodged by Manjunath’s brother Muniraju, the advocate reprimanded the tenants over the pending rent on Sunday night. The confrontation is suspected to have led to the murder.“First, they came near the house and spoke to Manjunath for some time. Saying they would return with the money, they went back.