Parveen Nettaru murder case: Two accused arrested

Bengaluru: The Mangaluru Police have arrested two persons in connection with the Youth BJP leader Praveen Nettaru murder case.

The accused are identified as Sayyed Irfan, and Mohammed Haris.

They were detained from a Bakery where there were working near Manyatha Tech Park.

Reportedly, the accused, who were working in Bengaluru had come down to Bellare a few days before Praveen was hacked to death and returned after the incident took place.

Praveen Nettar, a zilla BJP Yuva Morcha committee member, was hacked to death in front of his broiler shop in Bellare by three bike-borne people on Tuesday night.

A resident of Nettaru in Bellare in Dakshina Kannada district, he was murdered when he was heading home after closing his shop.

Following the killing, tension prevailed at several places in Dakshina Kannada district on Wednesday, with instances of stone-pelting and police lathicharge being reported.

The BJP and Sangh Parivar supporters had turned their angst against the state government accusing it of not standing up to protect the lives of Hindu workers.