Bengaluru:Police have arrested six people in the alleged murder of a 23-year-old Bajrang Dal activist who was stabbed to death in Karnataka's Shivamogga on Sunday evening. Local Superintendent of Police, Laxmi Prasad identified the arrested youth as Mohammed Kashif (30), Sayed Nadeem (20), Asifullah Khan (22), Rehan Sharef (22), Nihan (21), and Abdul Afnan (21). "So far, 12 people had been detained and questioned, and on the basis of their statements as well as statements of a few eyewitnesses, the (six) arrests have been made," the SP said in a press conference. The curfew has also been extended in Shivamogga city for two more days.
As per the police, the accused came in a car, chased Harsha, and killed him near Kamat petrol bunk in the Shivamogga district at around 9 pm on February 20. The arrest and subsequent questioning of a friend of one of the accused led to the arrests of six people in connection with the alleged murder. A CCTV video of police detaining the accused's companion near his home went viral on social media. The companion led police to the arrest of the accused. The clip was recorded at around 3 am on Monday.
Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Renukacharya from Honnali, Karnataka alleged that Congress was behind the murder of Harsha. "He was killed because of DK Shivakumar, BK Hariprasad and other Congress leaders. I urge the Home Minister to hand over the case to National Investigation Agency (NIA)," the BJP MP said.