A 28-year-old security guard was found murdered at an isolated place in Vidyaranyapura on Friday morning.
It appears that the assailants stabbed the victim, who has been identified as Dayanand Joshi, on his chest, killing him on the spot.
On Friday, a few passers-by noticed the body and alerted the police. The police rushed to the spot and identified the deceased from the identity card found in his pocket.
The police said that Dayanand was from Nepal and staying in Domlur, while working as security guard for a private firm.
The police have also found CCTV footage from a near-by shop which has recorded a group of people dumping the body and walking away.
The police have taken up a case of murder and efforts are on to track down the accused.