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Gatekeeper Held for Murder Bid on Ricky Rai
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
|April 25, 2025
THE Bidadi police, investigating the Ricky Rai shooting case, on Thursday arrested the gatekeeper of his Bidadi mansion for opening fire on Ricky.
Vittal Monappa, the gatekeeper, was picked up for questioning on Tuesday. During interrogation, Vittal developed health issues and was later hospitalized. He was again questioned after he was discharged on Thursday morning. He was produced before a court in Ramanagara and taken into police custody. The motive behind the attack is yet to be ascertained, police said.
This story is from the April 25, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Bengaluru.
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