Karnataka: NIA arrests prime accused in Praveen Nettaru murder case
Hindustan TimesThe National Investigation Agency on Saturday arrested M H Tuffail, the prime accused in the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha leader Praveen Nettaru, from his hideout at Dasaralli under Amruthalli police station limits in Bengaluru, on Sunday. When it was difficult to get clues of the accused, the NIA announced a reward of ₹5 lakh for the informers of Tuffail,’’ an NIA officer on condition of anonymity said. The NIA, on January 20 last year,submitted a charge sheet against 20 accused in connection with the murder of Praveen Nettaru to the NIA special court in Bengaluru. In the charge sheet, the NIA informed that the PFI, as part of its agenda to create terror, communal hatred and unrest in the society and to establish Islamic Rule by 2047, formed secret teams called Service Teams or Killer Squads to carry out killings of its “perceived enemies” and targets.