BJP activist’s murder: NIA registers FIR

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered an FIR in New Delhi regarding the murder of a BJP youth leader in the Bellare area of Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) recently ordered the NIA to investigate the case

According to police sources, the case will be investigated by a newly created Bengaluru unit of the NIA, police sources said. The case, registered by an NIA police station in New Delhi this week, will be transferred to a court in Bengaluru for investigation.

Three men had killed Praveen Nettaru at Bellare village on July 26. The Bellare police station registered an FIR on July 27, but the state government decided on July 29 to hand over the investigation to the NIA.

The investigation by the State Police has led to the arrest of four people, including Mohammed Shafiq, Zakir Savanoor, Saddam and Harris, all residents of the Dakshina Kannada. They are alleged to have provided logistical support, including shelter and food, for the main attackers, who have not been arrested yet.

Sources from the police also informed that the Karnataka Police would continue investigating the murder as the NIA begins its formal takeover of the case to prevent a loss of momentum in the investigation