The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has conducted extensive searches at the houses of three absconding suspects in the case related to the murder of BJP Yuva Morcha member Praveen Nettaru by cadres of the Popular Front of India (PFI) in Karnataka. The searches were conducted in Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts of the state. The agency seized several electronic gadgets and documents during the searches.
All three are suspected of harbouring the main assailants of Parveen Nettaru at various hideouts across Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Besides the trio, five other accused are still absconding in the case. A total of 21 persons, including the absconders have so far been chargesheeted by NIA. Praveen Nettaru was hacked to death in July last year in Dakshina Kannada district allegedly by PFI cadres.