Praveen Nettaru murder case: NIA to seize properties of accused if they do not surrender

NIA authorities have posted notices on the houses of the accused persons with regard to the seizure of their properties

June 29, 2023

Praveen Nettaru’s killers to face tough action, NIA to seize properties of accused

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) announced that it will seize properties that belong to the two key accused in the Praveen Nettaru murder case in Karnataka if they failed to surrender before Friday.

NIA authorities have also posted notices on the houses of the accused persons with regard to the seizure of their properties.

The NIA has also offered cash rewards for information about the whereabouts of the absconding accused persons — Umar Farooq and Mustafa Paichar, both residents of Kallu Mutlu in Dakshina Kannada district.

Although the NIA has launched an all-out operation in Karnataka and Kerala to arrest them, the two have remained elusive since the brutal murder of the BJP Yuva Morcha activist on July 26, 2022.

The probe agency had submitted evidence to an NIA court in Bengaluru and has sought consent for stringent action against the two accused persons.

On Wednesday, the court granted consent and released the order to confiscate the properties of the two prime accused if did not surrender by Friday. The order was given on Wednesday.

Since it took over the case from the Karnataka Police, the NIA has submitted a 1,500-page charge sheet against 20 accused to the court, arrested 14 persons, and launched a hunt for six absconding others.

The charge sheet includes statements from 240 witnesses.

Meanwhile, the Socialist Democratic Party of India (SDPI) had announced a ticket for Shafi Bellare, an accused in the murder case, to contest in recently held Assembly elections in Karnataka. The development had raised a debate in the state.

He had contested from jail but lost.

[With Inputs from IANS]

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