Main accused in BJP activist Praveen Nettaru’s murder arrested after 2-year hunt
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested the prime accused, Mustafa Paichar in the 2022 murder case of Karnataka BJP Yuva Morcha member Praveen Nettaru.
NIA arrested Mustafa Paichar from his hideout in Karnataka, according to sources.
Nettaru was hacked to death by two bike-borne attackers in Bellare village of Sullia Taluk, Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district on July 26, 2022.
He was hacked to death by Popular Front of India’s ‘Killer Squads‘ or ‘Service Teams‘.
After NIA took over the case in August 2022, a total of 21 persons, including the absconders, have so far been charge-sheeted under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Indian Penal Code, and Arms Act.
As per the NIA, the PFI has been indulging in such targeted ‘hate killings‘ with the aim of driving a communal wedge and spreading communal hatred with its ultimate objective of establishing an Islamic Rule in India by 2047.
In September 2022, the Central government declared PFI an “unlawful association” and temporarily banned the organization for five years under the UAPA.
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