The dead body of a man was found by a tank bed area in Kadirollagudda village in Srinivasapur taluk.
The police identified the deceased as Keshav Reddy (36), a native of Andhra Pradesh. He was working as a software engineer in a Bengaluru-based company.
Mr. Reddy was killed with lethal weapons and the body thrown near the lake bed. The villagers who noticed the body on Tuesday, alerted the police.