‘Key conspirator’ in K.G. Halli riots case held
The Hindu
He has been remanded in NIA custody
National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials on Wednesday arrested an alleged key conspirator in the K.G. Halli Police Station rioting case, who was on the run since the incident. The arrested accused, Syed Abbas, 38, a resident of Govindapura, is an activist with the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and president of Nagavara Ward, the NIA said in a statement. He was produced before the NIA Special Court that remanded him into six-day custody with the investigation agency. On the night of August 11, 2020, a mob protesting police inaction over a derogatory post on Islam turned violent and attacked D.J. Halli and K.G. Halli police stations as well as MLA R. Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy’s house.More Related News