Ricky Rai, son of former underworld don Muttappa Rai, shot at outside Bidadi bungalow in Karnataka

BENGALURU: Ricky Rai , the younger son of late former underworld don Muttappa Rai , was shot at and injured by miscreants outside his Bidadi bungalow in Ramanagara district on Friday, just past midnight.

Ricky, accompanied by his driver Basavaraju and a gunman, was in his sports utility vehicle (SUV) when the incident occurred. Police said the attackers fired at least two rounds from behind a compound wall, striking the vehicle.

Driver Basavaraju recounted the events, stating, “Normally, Ricky takes the wheel as he loves driving. But yesterday, for some unknown reason, he asked me to drive and sat behind. Suddenly, we heard gunshots, and something hit the right door. We saw that Ricky was injured on his nose and was bleeding.”

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

• Ricky Rai, the younger son of late former underworld activist Muttappa Rai, was shot at and injured outside his Bidadi bungalow in Ramanagara district.
• The incident occurred while Ricky Rai was in his sports utility vehicle with his driver Basavaraju and a gunman when miscreants fired at least two rounds from behind a compound wall.
• Driver Basavaraju reported that Ricky Rai, who usually drives, unexpectedly asked him to take the wheel shortly before the shooting occurred.