The Karnataka government may confiscate the properties of the three assailants in the murder of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) member Praveen Nettaru three weeks ago in Dakshina Kannada district.
Karnataka Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Alok Kumar told reporters on Wednesday, “We know those three assailants, we have their photos, know their houses, their parents and wives. They are shifting quickly from one place to another, which is why there is a delay in arresting them.”
“It was a planned attack. The assailants fled after committing the crime. We are trying to locate them. We will serve a warrant against the absconders, seize their properties and initiate various other actions,” Kumar added.
Seven people have already been arrested in the Nettaru murder case. However, the three main accused who carried out the attack are yet to be arrested, he said.
The ADGP also said they will initiate action against all those who gave shelter to the assailants.
Kumar said that the Mangaluru police are working along with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in tandem to crack the case. He also had a review meeting in this regard, with the officials of Mangaluru and various other districts on Wednesday.
Three weeks ago, Praveen Nettaru was hacked to death when he was returning home after shutting his poultry shop in Nettaru village in Bellare of Dakshina Kannada district.
Meanwhile, ADGP Alok Kumar when asked whether the accused have links with any organisation said, “We cannot simply tell that they belong to any organisation or have links with it. Only after gathering sufficient evidence, we can confirm it,” The New Indian Express reported.
(Inputs from PTI and TNIE)
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Rabia Shireen is a Staff Reporter at The Cognate.
