The attack occurred just outside the gates of his farm in Tavarakere on Magadi Road. Share Via Email | A+A A- By Express News Service HOSAPETE, BENGALURU: Karnataka witnessed two separate attacks on RTI activists on Thursday, leaving one dead and the other severely injured.At Harapanahalli town in Vijayanagara district, a gang of assailants attacked T Shridhar, 40, with iron rods and bricks on Thursday night. He was rushed to a hospital, where he died later. His sister Saraswati M alleged, “He was receiving threat calls from followers of an MLA. My brother had sought a clarification on the birth certificate submitted by the MLA’s son during the recent gram panchayat elections. He was constantly being pestered to drop the RTI query. He had told the family about the threats. On Thursday night, he went out to have tea and he was attacked.”