Prithviraj hit the lawyer and pushed him to the ground and left the place, according to the police. (Photo by special arrangement)

A 43-year-old advocate was allegedly murdered by a Bengaluru autorickshaw driver over a fare dispute, though the victim was initially suspected to have died of a heart attack.

The Annapoorneshwarinagar police said the postmortem revealed that Sri Ram, a resident of Kengunte near Nagarbhavi, died due to an assault. They arrested the driver, Prithviraj, 31, a resident of Gollarahatti.

Sri Ram was found lying unconscious on Outer Ring Road near Nagarbhavi on the morning of October 9, and patrolling police rushed him to a hospital, where he was declared dead.

The advocate had left a bar for home late the previous night, the police said.…