Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Harish was allegedly hacked to death by unidentified assailants on Wednesday night on the outskirts of Bengaluru.

Police suspect family rivalry behind the murder of the BJP leader.

Police have zeroed in on some suspects in the case who are currently absconding. No arrests have been made yet.

Harish was a block yuva morcha member of the BJP in Karnataka.

The attack on BJP leader Harish comes close on the heels of the hacking of a BJP minority cell leader in his office in Bengaluru.

SIMILAR ATTACKS IN THE PAST

In March, a BJP municipality member was hacked to death by unidentified assailants.

Kithaganahalli Vasu of the Bomnasandra municipality was on his way to the morning walk when he was attacked by some miscreants.

A land dispute was believed to be the reason behind the attack on the BJP municipality member.

Last year, a senior member of the BJP's Dharwad district panchayat in Karnataka was hacked to death by unidentified men.

The BJP leader was attacked with a machete when he was on his way to a gymnasium.

ALSO READ:

Bengaluru: BJP leader Kithaganahalli Vasu hacked to death by unidentified assailants

BJP leader hacked to death in Karnataka's Dharwad

Bengaluru: BJP minority cell leader hacked inside his office