Bengaluru: Two rowdy-sheeters were hacked to death in broad daylight in the city on Monday early morning, August 8.

In the first incident Prakash (27), a resident of Anekal was chased and hacked to death at Kempudommasandra.

According to police, the accused in the case Anand and the deceased are neighbors and had frequently fought over personal issues from the past few years. Even on Monday, both picked a fight over a trivial issue which resulted in the brutal murder of Prakash.

The accused chased Prakash across the village with a lethal weapon and hacked him to death in front of a small crowd, police said. The accused has been arrested and investigation is on.

In another incident Vinod (21), a resident of HSR layout, was hacked to death on Monday morning.

According to police, the deceased was a rowdy sheeter in HSR and other station limits. A gang of 5-6 members attacked Vinod and hacked him to death over an old rivalry.

The deceased commanded a good clout of gang members too and was involved in several cases including attempt to murder, extortion and others.

The broad daylight murder had triggered tense situation in the area and police force is contemplating the situation, police said.