<p>Prashant Nagaraj, a Hassan City Municipal Council member, was hacked to death on Wednesday evening, according to police.</p>.<p>Nagaraj (40), who was a JD(S) member on the council, was on his way home on a two-wheeler when miscreants attacked him with lethal weapons and he was killed, police said.</p>.<p>Nagaraj was taken to the hospital but was declared dead on arrival.</p>.<p>Police inspected the crime scene and began their investigation. The murder may have been due to personal enmity, police said.</p>.<p>In a strange parallel, Nagaraj’s father H R Nagaraj was also murdered in a similar manner around 10 years ago.</p>.<p>Nagaraj's body will be taken for a procession through the city and the final rites will be conducted by the evening, according to sources.</p>
<p>Prashant Nagaraj, a Hassan City Municipal Council member, was hacked to death on Wednesday evening, according to police.</p>.<p>Nagaraj (40), who was a JD(S) member on the council, was on his way home on a two-wheeler when miscreants attacked him with lethal weapons and he was killed, police said.</p>.<p>Nagaraj was taken to the hospital but was declared dead on arrival.</p>.<p>Police inspected the crime scene and began their investigation. The murder may have been due to personal enmity, police said.</p>.<p>In a strange parallel, Nagaraj’s father H R Nagaraj was also murdered in a similar manner around 10 years ago.</p>.<p>Nagaraj's body will be taken for a procession through the city and the final rites will be conducted by the evening, according to sources.</p>