Shot Six Times Rowdy Survives

Rowdy escapes miraculously

By Imran Gowhar

Bangalore: Convict survives attack inside jail with minor injuries when another criminal fires 6 shots from point blank range with a country made revolver.
Lady luck seems to favour notorious rowdy-sheeter, Bettanagere Seena after he survived yet another attempt on his life while housed in Mysore sub jail. Seena is no stranger to attempts on his life and yesterday, another inmate fired six rounds from a country made revolver at him from close range. The attempt, which is one of three however, was futile and Seena survived the attack.

Oye lucky: Balaji Rao fired six rounds at Seena when he was returning
from the visitors' gallery after meeting his friends

Seena, from Bettanagere Village on BIAL road and archrival Bettanagere Shankara, are both in the real estate business and attack each other frequently. Sources said they had sworn to kill each other and this apparently was another attempt made by Shankara. Seena who is in jail for murder was housed in Central prison. The police shifted him to Bellary jail after Shankara was arrested. Seena was shifted to Gulbarga sub jail by the police as a precautionary measure and then finally to Mysore jail in January.

Shankara who had contacts in the jail, hatched a conspiracy to eliminate Seena. With the help of his friend, Manju, another rowdy sheeter, he contacted Balaji Rao -- a rowdy lodged in Mysore jail on a murder charge.

Sources say that Rao was promised a hefty amount as supari and was even provided a country made pistol and live bullets by Manju's associates. They then managed to smuggle the weapon inside the jail a fortnight ago when they went to jail on the pretext of visiting him.
Yesterday, Rao fired six rounds at Seena when he was returning from the visitors' gallery after meeting his friends. Seena managed to escape, but with injuries to his arm when a bullet grazed him. Rao was overpowered by jail staff and Seena was taken to KR Hospital where he was treated.

Jail authorities including senior officials rushed to the spot and have initiated investigations. "We have registered a case against Rao for attempt to murder," said a police official. Officials, to ascertain the exact reason behind the attack, are interrogating Rao.