Pramesh S Jain & Yogesh K Porwar
The National Investigation Agency has arrested an accused in connection with the DJ Halli police station rioting case reported in Bengaluru.
The NIA said,in a joint operation along with the Karnataka Police,arrested accused Tabrez (35), a resident of Old Bengaluru Layout,Bengaluru City on Monday.
The case was originally registered as FIR No.195/2020 dated 12.08.2020 registered at Devarajeevanahalli Police Station,Bengaluru city under sections of the IPC, the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act and Prevention of Destruction and Loss of Property Act.
The case had arisen from the incident on 11.08.2020 wherein a mob protesting against the alleged derogatory social media (Face book) post about Prophet Mohammed posted by one Naveen,had turned violent and attacked the Police Station with dangerous weapons and stones and burnt police vehicles and damaged government and private properties.
NIA had re-registered the case as RC-34/2020/NIA/DLI dated 21.09.2020 and taken up the investigation.
After conducting thorough investigation,NIA had filed charge sheet before the NIA Special Court, Bengaluru under various sections of UA(P) Act, IPC and Karnataka Prevention of Destruction and Loss of Property Act (KPDLP Act) against 109 accused persons on 05.02.2021.
Investigation has revealed that Tabrez is a member of Sagaipuram ward,SDPI,a political outfit of the Popular Front of India (PFI) and was involved in hatching the conspiracy to attack the DJ Halli Police Station and had instigated many others on WhatsApp groups,
He was also found involved in burning vehicles and damaging public/private property.Further investigation is continuing NIA officials said.
