MANGALURU: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted a search operation and arrested the 15th accused in the BJP worker Praveen Nettaru murder case.
NIA conducted searches in Dakshina Kannada district and arrested Shaheed M of Bellare village in Sullia on Saturday. He has been arrested under IPC sections 120B, 302 and 34 and sections 16 & 18 of UA (P) Act. During investigations, it was found that Shaheed was part of the conspiracy meeting held in his house by PFI to target leaders of certain political organisations. During the search, incriminating documents were seized from the house of the accused, NIA stated in a release.
The case relates to the murder of Praveen Nettaru, a resident of Bellare and district secretary of BJP Yuva Morcha, with sharp weapons, by members of Popular Front of India (PFI), on July 26, to strike terror among the people of society. The case was initially registered at Bellare police station of Dakshina Kannada district and re-registered by NIA on August 4. During investigations, it was revealed that a conspiracy had been hatched by leaders and members of PFI to murder Parveen Nettaru to take revenge for the murder of Masood and to strike terror among the people of society.
Earlier, 14 accused persons were arrested and further investigations in the case are in progress.
