MANGALURU: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday conducted extensive searches in 18 locations in various districts of Karnataka in the Suhas Shetty killing case.
Bajrang Dal member Suhas Shetty was publicly assaulted and brutally murdered by accused Abdul Safwan and others using lethal weapons in Bajpe area of Mangaluru City in May this year. The killing was intended to spread terror in the society, NIA said in a press release.
NIA, which took over the case from the local police in June, searched the residences of the 12 arrested individuals and various suspects in the case on Saturday. The searches, carried out in the districts of Mangaluru, Chikmagalur, and Hassan, led to the seizure of various digital devices, including 11 mobile phones, 13 SIM cards, and 8 memory cards, along with other incriminating documents. Investigation into the conspiracy behind the killing is continuing.
SDPI condemns NIA searches
Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) alleged that in the name of probing the Suhas Shetty murder case, SDPI leaders were targeted and their houses were raided. "This is nothing but hate politics and an attempt to divert attention from the ongoing Dharmasthala mass burial case," SDPI said in a press release.
