K’tka BJP worker murder: Prohibitory orders in force, NIA to take over probe | Top points
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BJP Yuva Morcha committee member Praveen Nettar was hacked to death by three bike-borne people on Tuesday night in Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district.
The murder of Praveen Nettar, a zilla BJP Yuva Morcha (BJYM) committee member in Karnataka, led to massive unrest in the state as protests erupted demanding action against the culprits. Security forces were deployed in Bellare village of the Dakshina Kannada district in the wake of the incident.
Section 144 has been imposed in Dakshina Kannada district till midnight of August 6.
Meanwhile, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said the probe into the murder will be handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), noting it was an "organised crime" with inter-state links.
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Here are the top developments in the incident:
1. Praveen Nettar was hacked to death in front of his broiler shop in Bellare by three bike-borne people on Tuesday night. He was murdered when he was heading home after closing his shop.
2. It was revealed that Nettaru recently made a post in support of Kanhaiyalal, the tailor beheaded in Rajasthan’s Udaipur last month. He had also attacked the Congress, which is in power in Rajasthan.
