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Hans India
8 hours ago
- Hans India
BJP worker murder case: NIA arrests absconder on arrival from Qatar
Bengaluru: In a major breakthrough in its continuing investigation into the targeted killing of BJP Yuva Morcha member Praveen Kumar Nettaru by cadres of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI), the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested a key accused, who had been absconding for the last two years. An official statement mentioned stated that Abdul Rahaman was taken into custody by an NIA team at the Kannur International Airport in Kerala on his arrival from Qatar. A total of four accused, including Abdul Rahaman and two other absconders, were chargesheeted by NIA in this case in April this year, taking the total chargesheeted in the case to 28, the NIA stated. NIA had also declared rewards for information relating to six absconders. Abdul Rahaman was carrying a reward of Rs 4 Lakh for this arrest. NIA investigations had revealed that Abdul Rahaman had, on the directions of PFI leadership, voluntarily harboured the main assailants and others involved in the case. He had fled to Qatar after the attackers were arrested, the NIA said. Praveen Nettaru was brutally killed with sharp weapons by PFI cadres/members on July 26, 2022 in Bellare village of Sullia Taluk in Mangaluru District. The killing was part of a larger conspiracy aimed at striking terror among the people and unleashing communal hatred and unrest in the society, the NIA stated. The NIA, which had re-registered the case on August 4, 2022, is trying to track down the remaining absconder, the statement said. The murder of Praveen Nettaru resulted in communal strife for a prolonged time in the coastal region of Karnataka. Praveen's murder resulted in a series of cases of revenge killings and stab incidents in the Mangaluru region. Mohammad Fazil was killed by Hindu activist Suhas Shetty gang to avenge the killing of Praveen Nettaru. Suhas Shetty was hacked to death recently to avenge the death of Fazil. To avenge the death of Suhas Shetty, a gang had killed Imtiyaz, a pick-up driver and the secretary of a local mosque.


Time of India
20 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Nettaru murder case: NIA arrests absconding accused at Kannur airport
Mangaluru: In a major breakthrough in the ongoing investigation into the targeted killing of BJP Yuva Morcha member Praveen Nettaru by cadres of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI), the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested a key accused, who was absconding for the last two years. Abdul Rahaman was taken into custody by the NIA team at Kannur International Airport on his arrival from Qatar. A total of four accused, including Abdul Rahaman and two other absconders, were chargesheeted by the NIA in this case in April this year, taking the total number of individuals chargesheeted in the case to 28. The NIA also declared rewards for information relating to six absconders. Abdul Rahaman was carrying a reward of Rs 4 lakh for his arrest. NIA investigations revealed that Abdul Rahaman, on directions of PFI leadership, voluntarily harboured the main assailants and others involved in the case. He fled to Qatar after the attackers were arrested, the NIA stated. Praveen Nettaru was brutally killed with sharp weapons by PFI cadres/members on July 26, 2022, in Bellare village of Sullia taluk in Dakshina Kannada district. The killing was part of a larger conspiracy aimed at striking terror among the people and unleashing communal hatred and unrest in society. The NIA, which re-registered the case on Aug 4, 2022, is trying to track down the remaining absconders, said the release.


Hans India
a day ago
- Hans India
K'taka BJP worker murder case: NIA arrests absconder on arrival from Qatar
Bengaluru: In a major breakthrough in its continuing investigation into the targeted killing of BJP Yuva Morcha member Praveen Kumar Nettaru by cadres of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI), the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested a key accused, who had been absconding for the last two years. An official statement mentioned stated that Abdul Rahaman was taken into custody by an NIA team at the Kannur International Airport in Kerala on his arrival from Qatar. A total of four accused, including Abdul Rahaman and two other absconders, were chargesheeted by NIA in this case in April this year, taking the total chargesheeted in the case to 28, the NIA stated. NIA had also declared rewards for information relating to six absconders. Abdul Rahaman was carrying a reward of Rs 4 Lakh for this arrest. NIA investigations had revealed that Abdul Rahaman had, on the directions of PFI leadership, voluntarily harboured the main assailants and others involved in the case. He had fled to Qatar after the attackers were arrested, the NIA said. Praveen Nettaru was brutally killed with sharp weapons by PFI cadres/members on July 26, 2022 in Bellare village of Sullia Taluk in Mangaluru District. The killing was part of a larger conspiracy aimed at striking terror among the people and unleashing communal hatred and unrest in the society, the NIA stated. The NIA, which had re-registered the case on August 4, 2022, is trying to track down the remaining absconder, the statement said. The murder of Praveen Nettaru resulted in communal strife for a prolonged time in the coastal region of Karnataka. Praveen's murder resulted in a series of cases of revenge killings and stab incidents in the Mangaluru region. Mohammad Fazil was killed by Hindu activist Suhas Shetty gang to avenge the killing of Praveen Nettaru. Suhas Shetty was hacked to death recently to avenge the death of Fazil. To avenge the death of Suhas Shetty, a gang had killed Imtiyaz, a pick-up driver and the secretary of a local mosque.


India Today
a day ago
- India Today
NIA arrests key accused in 2022 murder of Karnataka BJP worker at Kerala airport
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested a key accused in the 2022 murder of BJP Yuva Morcha member Praveen Nettaru in accused, Abdul Rahaman, absconded for two years and was apprehended by an NIA team at the Kannur International Airport upon his arrival from Qatar. He was one of six absconders for whom the agency had announced rewards, carrying a bounty of Rs 4 lakh for information leading to his to the NIA, Abdul Rahaman had, on the directions of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) leadership, voluntarily sheltered the main attackers and others involved in the case before fleeing to Qatar when the attackers were arrested. In April this year, the NIA chargesheeted four accused, including Rahaman and two other absconders, bringing the total number of accused chargesheeted in the case to Nettaru was killed with sharp weapons on July 26, 2022, in Bellare village of Sullia taluk in Dakshina Kannada district, allegedly by PFI cadres as part of a conspiracy to spread terror and communal NIA, which re-registered the case on August 4, 2022, continues its efforts to trace and apprehend the remaining absconders.- EndsMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Karnataka


The Print
a day ago
- The Print
NIA arrests key absconding accused in murder of Karnataka BJP leader
A total of four accused, including Rahaman and two other absconders, were chargesheeted by the NIA in the case in April this year, taking the total chargesheeted in the case to 28. The accused, Abdul Rahaman, was taken into custody by the NIA team at the Kannur International Airport in Kerala on his arrival from Qatar, they said. New Delhi, Jul 4 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested a key accused, who had been absconding for the last two years, in connection with its probe into the brutal murder of BJP leader Praveen Nettaru in Karnataka, officials said. The NIA had also declared rewards for information relating to six absconders. Rahaman was carrying a reward of Rs four lakh for this arrest. Investigations revealed that Rahaman, on directions of PFI leadership, voluntarily harboured the main assailants and others involved in the case, the agency said in a statement, adding that he fled to Qatar after the attackers were arrested. Nettaru was killed with sharp weapons by PFI cadres/members on July 26, 2022, in Bellare village of Sullia Taluk in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, the statement said. The killing was part of a larger conspiracy aimed at striking terror among the people and unleashing communal hatred and unrest in the society, the NIA said. The NIA, which re-registered the case on August 4, 2022, is trying to track down the remaining absconders. PTI AKV AKV MPL MPL This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.