Praveen Nettaru murder case: NIA arrests 15th accused after raid in Karnataka
The NIA probe revealed that a conspiracy had been hatched by leaders and members of the Popular Front of India (PFI) to murder Parveen Nettaru to take revenge for the murder of one Masood.
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Dakshin Karnataka, November 14: The National Investigating Agency probing the BJP youth leader Praveen Nettaru murder case, on Sunday (November 13) conducted the searches in Dakshin Kannada district and arrested the fifteen accused in connection with the murder case.
The arrested person has been identified as Shaheed M, a resident of Bellare in the Dakshina Kannada district. A case was registered against him under sections 120B, 302 and 34 of IPC and sections 16 and 18 of the UA(P)A (Unlawful Activities Prevention Act).
According to the NIA statement, the investigations further revealed that Shaheed was part of the meeting in his house where the conspiracy was hatched by the PFI to target leaders of certain political organisations. During the search, incriminating documents were seized from the accused’s house. Further investigation is underway, the NIA said.
For unreserved, the district secretary of the BJP’s youth wing, Yuva Morcha, Praveen was hacked to death with lethal weapons by members of the banned Islamic extremist organisation, Popular Front of India on July 26, 2022. , The eye witness alleged the assailants came on a bike with Kerala’s registration number. The location where the incident happened is close to the Kerala border.
On July 29 th, the BJP-led state government handed over Praveen's case to the NIA after it appears to be “an organised crime with inter-state links”. Till now, the NIA have already arrested14 other accused persons in the case. The NIA probe revealed that a conspiracy had been hatched by leaders and members of the Popular Front of India (PFI) to murder Parveen Nettaru to take revenge for the murder of one Masood.
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