Mysuru Hindu activist’s murder case: 4 more suspects arrested
Team Udayavani, Jul 11, 2023, 5:51 PM IST
Mysuru: Police arrested 4 more suspects in the Venugopala Nayaka murder case. With this, the total number of arrests in the case has risen to 6.
Police arrested Anil, Shankar (also known as Tuppa), Manju, and Harris. Of the arrested suspects, Shankar, alias Tuppa, is the sibling of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader who serves as a member of the Mysuru City Corporation, an IANS report said.
On Monday, the police had arrested two persons, Manikantha a.k.a Kole Mani, and Sandesh.
It is alleged that during Hanuma Jayanthi celebration, a brawl erupted as the deceased Venugopala Nayaka had objected to the placing of late Kannada superstar Puneeth Rajkumar’s photo with lord Hanuman.
The accused allegedly hatched a conspiracy to kill Nayaka and on July 9, the accused invited the victim for negotiations. He was killed with a glass bottle. One of the accused was also seen with Minister for Social Welfare Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa in a photograph.
BJP had attacked Congress government over the case and alleged that the killers were protected by the ruling party.
BJP had formed a 10- member fact-finding committee in connection with the murder case. National General Secretary C.T. Ravi, former minister Dr. C.N. Ashwath Narayan, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha, MLA Ravi Srivatsa are all part of the team.
Further investigations are underway.
(With IANS inputs)
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