‘Very serious offence’: No bail for advocate in Bengaluru gym trainer murder

4 min readBengaluruJul 28, 2026 11:58 AM IST Bengaluru gym trainer Vijay Kumar's decomposed body was found in the Bannerghatta forest area on June 9. (File Photo)A court in rural Bengaluru has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of an advocate accused of arranging the contract killing of a gym trainer for a real estate businessman, stating that practising lawyers should not involve themselves in crime as their duty is to reform society. “A practising advocate involved in murder cases is against his advocacy. An advocate should always work to reform society. Therefore, the offences alleged against the petitioner are non-bailable and also very serious in nature,” a Bengaluru district court ruled on July 22, while rejecting the anticipatory bail plea of advocate B Lokesh in the murder case.Th