Praveen Nettaru murder case: NIA raids in 30 locations

Mangalore Today News Network

Sullia, Sep 06, 2022: The National Investigation Agency (NIA), probing the Praveen Nettaru murder case raided as many as 30 locations in Puttur, Sullia, Bellare, Uppinangady and Vitla on Tuesday early morning.

 

Nettaru, a BJP Yuva Morcha leader had been hacked to death by bike-borne miscreants on July 26 night. The incident had led to communal tensions in the district.

Buildings owned by SDPI leaders and premises of relatives of 10 youth accused of Nettaru’s murder were raided.

The NIA sleuths along with Karnataka police conducted raids at the premises of relatives of those accused of Nettaru’s murder and those who aided the accused.

The NIA had taken into custody five accused in the case - Naufal (28), Sainul Abid (22), Mohammed Syed (32), Abdul Basheer (29) and Riyaz (27) for interrogations.