BJP Youth Leader Case: Karnataka Police Arrests 2 More in Praveen Nettaru Murder

BJP youth leader Praveen Nettaru was murdered by bike-borne assailants in Karnataka's Dakshin Kannada on 26 July.

Days after a youth leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Praveen Nettaru, was killed in Karnataka, two more persons – Saddam (32) and Harris (42) – were arrested in connection with the murder on Tuesday, 2 August.

The suspected conspirators and assailants have been identified, and a search for them is underway, the police said.

Two other persons – Zakir and Shafique – were arrested in connection with the case on 28 July. Zakir has a criminal case against him and has links with the Popular Front of India (PFI), as per the police.

The murder case was handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday.