Armed gang attacks close associate of DMK leader MK Alagiri at Bengaluru hotel

BENGALURU: V K Guruswamy Murthy (55) of Madurai, a close associate of Tamil Nadu DMK leader MK Alagiri, was attacked by a group of five people in a hotel in the city on Monday night.

Guruswami Murthy had come to Bengaluru to discuss a some legal matters over a property issue. He came by flight on Sunday and stayed in a hotel. On Monday evening, while he while talking to the broker about the property issue, five people, who came in a Tamil Nadu registered car suddenly assaulted Guruswamy Murthy.

Guruswamy Murthy was alleged involved in criminal cases from the time  when he was 20 years old and would usually not appear in public because of a threat to his life. There was a lot of enmity between Guruswamy and others in Madurai. The group of five people allegedly had a plan to kill  V K Guruswamy  at Sukh Sagar Hotel in Banaswadi in Bengaluru.

It is suspected that information about Guruswamy staying in the hotel was leaked by his own people. He is now undergoing treatment for serious injuries at a private hospital. East Division DCP Bheemashankar Guled visited the hotel and further investigation is on.