Karnataka home minister says locals are behind killing of BJP member
Hindustan TimesKarnataka home minister Araga Jnanendra said on Saturday that those involved in the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Praveen Nettaru in Dakshina Kannada district were local residents, and efforts are on to nab them. A day after the murder, Karnataka home minister Araga Jnanendra said that the assailants involved in Praveen Nettaru’s murder could have come from Kerala. On Saturday, however, Jnanendra told reporters in Shivamogga: “Nettaru’s killers are from Mangaluru district limits and will be arrested in two to three days.” He added that the accused belong to “one community” and alerts have been issued to the airports across South India to catch the accused in case of an attempt to escape. Talking about the probe, the home minister said that the Karnataka police are in constant touch with their counterparts in Kerala regarding the case.