Ricky Rai, son of former underworld operative Muthappa Rai, who died in 2020, was injured when an armed gang opened fire at him near his Bidadi farm house around 1.30 am on April 19, 2025.
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Ricky Rai, son of former underworld operative Muthappa Rai, who died in 2020, was injured when an armed gang opened fire at him while he was travelling in a car from his Bidadi farm house to Bengaluru around 1.30 a.m. on April 19, sources said.
The driver was also injured. Both have been admitted to a hospital and are said to be out of danger.
Senior police officials visited the spot. The police are verifying CCTV footage from in and around the area to identify the attackers.
Ricky Rai is named in several cases and had rivalry with many gangsters in Karnataka. He was known to be based abroad and had come back to Bengaluru recently, sources said.
“Going by the nature of attack and the context in which it has occurred, it seems have been carried out by a rival gangster, probably as a warning to him,” a senior police official said.
Published – April 19, 2025 10:51 am IST