Karnataka govt contemplates confiscating properties of absconders who killed BJYM leader
Mangaluru, Aug 10: The Karnataka government is mulling over confiscating properties of the three assailants who had murdered Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha leader Praveen Nettar in his village three weeks ago in Dakshina Kannada district.
"We know those three assailants, we have their photo, know their houses, their parents and wives. They are shifting quickly from one place to another, which is why there is a delay in arresting them," Karnataka Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Alok Kumar told reporters here on Wednesday.
"It was a planned attack. The assailants fled after committing the crime. We are trying to locate them. We will serve warrant against the absconders, seize their properties and initiate various other action," Kumar added.
The top police brass said seven people have already been arrested in the Nettar murder case. One person named Kabir was arrested on Tuesday. However, three main accused who carried out the attack are yet to be arrested, he explained.
Kumar also said the police will initiate action against all those who harboured the assailants.
The officer said the Mangaluru police along with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is working in tandem to crack the case.
In this regard, he had a review meeting with the officials of Mangaluru and various other districts on Wednesday.
During the meeting, he also reviewed the law and order situation in Mangaluru, where prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) is still in force.
Three weeks ago in Nettaru village in Bellare of Dakshina Kannada district, Praveen Nettar was hacked to death when he was returning home after shutting his poultry shop.
The right-wing members alleged that it was done by Muslim fundamentalists to terrorise them. They also charged that the murderers had links with the Popular Front of India (PFI) and Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI).
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Case registered over social media posts 'threatening' Kerala CM’s security officer
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): A case has been registered and a probe launched into social media posts allegedly threatening a member of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s security team with consequences once the UDF comes to power, officials said on Sunday.
The Thiruvananthapuram City Cyber Police registered the case based on a complaint filed by Chief Minister’s security staff member Sandeep Sasidharan.
The Congress had earlier alleged that Sandeep and another officer, Anil Kumar, brutally assaulted two Youth Congress-KSU activists including using flower pot when they protested against the Chief Minister during the Navakerala Sadas programme in Alappuzha in 2023.
A subsequent probe was conducted against both officers, and the Crime Branch later gave them a clean chit.
Recently, following the conclusion of the state assembly election on April 9, several social media posts allegedly made by Congress, Youth Congress and KSU activists claimed that revenge would be taken once the LDF government is removed and the UDF comes to power.
Police said cases have been registered against Facebook accounts named Arun Rajendran, Tom Kuriakose, Yaser KP, Sony Panamthanam, Sarath Pillai, KSU Kanjiramkulam, Rahul John C and Youth Congress Battle.
According to the FIR, the complainant’s photograph and name were used in several social media posts threatening him with consequences and containing abusive language.
Police said the social media account holders have been identified and will soon be summoned as part of the investigation.
The case has been registered under Sections 296(b) (uttering obscene words causing public annoyance), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), and 3(5) (acts done by several persons) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
