<p>Bengaluru: Four assailants hacked a 28-year-old man transporting vegetables in his car near Hoskote in the city's eastern outskirts in the early hours of Sunday. </p>.<p>The Hoskote police identified the victim as Naveen Naik, a resident of Gangapura. </p>.<p>Police believe a fight over speeding and overtaking might have caused the incident, but they haven’t ruled out other angles. </p>.<p>Naik was transporting the vegetables in his Maruti Omni to a market in Hoskote when the four men attacked him near Mylapura Gate, about 14 km from Hoskote, around 4.30 am, according to the police. </p>.<p>Naik’s friend was in the car when the assailants waylaid it, but he escaped as soon as the group turned violent, a police officer close to the investigation told <em>DH</em>. Police have opened a murder case based on his complaint. </p>.Rowdy arrested under Goonda Act .<p>Police believe a car that looked like a Maruti Alto waylaid Naik’s Omni near Mylapura Gate on National Highway 75 (Bengaluru-Tirupati Highway). </p>.<p>The four assailants stormed out of the car and picked a fight with Naik. The victim also got out of the car and argued with the assailants, escalating the situation. "One of them brought a rod from the car and started smashing Naik's face with it," the officer said. </p>.<p>Police are also investigating if the assailants tailed Naik’s car from his home in Gangapura. They are also ascertaining if Naik was involved in any fights. </p>.<p>Mallikarjun Baladandi, Superintendent of Police, Bengaluru Rural, visited the crime scene and said the suspects would be tracked down soon. </p>
<p>Bengaluru: Four assailants hacked a 28-year-old man transporting vegetables in his car near Hoskote in the city's eastern outskirts in the early hours of Sunday. </p>.<p>The Hoskote police identified the victim as Naveen Naik, a resident of Gangapura. </p>.<p>Police believe a fight over speeding and overtaking might have caused the incident, but they haven’t ruled out other angles. </p>.<p>Naik was transporting the vegetables in his Maruti Omni to a market in Hoskote when the four men attacked him near Mylapura Gate, about 14 km from Hoskote, around 4.30 am, according to the police. </p>.<p>Naik’s friend was in the car when the assailants waylaid it, but he escaped as soon as the group turned violent, a police officer close to the investigation told <em>DH</em>. Police have opened a murder case based on his complaint. </p>.Rowdy arrested under Goonda Act .<p>Police believe a car that looked like a Maruti Alto waylaid Naik’s Omni near Mylapura Gate on National Highway 75 (Bengaluru-Tirupati Highway). </p>.<p>The four assailants stormed out of the car and picked a fight with Naik. The victim also got out of the car and argued with the assailants, escalating the situation. "One of them brought a rod from the car and started smashing Naik's face with it," the officer said. </p>.<p>Police are also investigating if the assailants tailed Naik’s car from his home in Gangapura. They are also ascertaining if Naik was involved in any fights. </p>.<p>Mallikarjun Baladandi, Superintendent of Police, Bengaluru Rural, visited the crime scene and said the suspects would be tracked down soon. </p>