Karnataka government decides to hand over probe into BJP worker’s killing to NIA

The Karnataka government led by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said that the BJP Yuva Morcha leader Praveen Nettaru’s murder case will be investigated by National Investigation Agency (NIA).

Speaking to the media Bommai said, “A high-level meeting would be held today with top police officials with regard to taking strong measures in the coastal region including Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. The meeting would look into issues like vigil at 55 roads connecting the Kerala border and other aspects. We will discuss taking some tough decisions.”

During the visit to Nettaru’s home, Bommai comes to know about the killing of another youth.

“The state government has taken all 3 cases of killing very seriously. For us, the life of every person is important. The investigation is on. Such acts should not happen. There is also political instigation from anti-social forces. There are multiple dimensions of these incidents. We are taking stringent measures to control all these,” Bommai added.

Earlier on Thursday Karnataka Police said that they have arrested two people and a total of 15 people were also interrogated.

Further talking about the other killings Bommai said, “Killers of Masood have been arrested. The hunt is on for the culprits in the other two cases. It is not a simple murder. There are nefarious organizations behind the incidents. These outfits would be crashed. People will come to know about the measures in the next few days,”

However, Praveen Kettaru a BJP Youth Front worker who hailed from Bellare in Karnataka was killed on July 26 night when he was returning home. The home minister of Karnataka Araga Jnanendra said that there is the involvement of the extremist Popular Front of India (PFI), and its political arm Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) was suspected.