NIA conducts searches in Praveen Nettaru murder case
A host of digital devices and incriminating documents were seized during the searches : NIA
New Delhi, December 6
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at multiple locations in the southern states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in connection with Praveen Nettaru’s murder case.
The searches were carried out at premises linked with the absconding accused, suspects and their associates in the case which NIA has been investigating since 4th August 2022 after taking over the probe from Bellary police in Karnataka.
A host of digital devices and incriminating documents were seized during the searches, carried out as part of NIA’s ongoing investigation to apprehend the absconders in the case, in which 19 persons have so far been arrested.
The chargesheets have been filed by NIA against 23 people, including four absconding accused, till date. Non-bailable warrants and rewards have also been issued against 7 absconding accused persons.
Praveen Nettaru, BJP Yuva Morcha’s Dakshina Kannada District Secretary, was hacked to death with sharp weapons in a brutal attack on 26th July, 2022 by members of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI). The horrendous killing was aimed at instilling fear in a specific section of the society.
