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New Delhi, October 30 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against 11 arrested accused in the Suhas Shetty murder case. The investigating agency gave this information on Thursday.
The charge sheet was filed against 11 accused on Wednesday and their chargesheet has been filed before the NIA Special Court, Bengaluru, Karnataka under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967, Indian Code of Justice, 2023 and Arms Act, 1959.
Notably, Suhas Shetty was brutally murdered by seven men armed with deadly weapons including swords/fish on May 1, 2025.
“The shocking targeted killing was carried out in full public view to create fear and spread terror in the society,” the NIA said in its press note.
The NIA, which took over the case on the instructions of the Home Ministry, found a larger conspiracy behind the targeted killing.
According to the NIA, during the investigation it was also found that as part of an elaborate conspiracy, Suhas Shetty’s movements were carefully monitored for several months, “and on that fateful day, seven accused in two cars followed Suhas Shetty’s Innova car.”
It said, “The accused deliberately caused an accident to the Innova car driven by Suhas Shetty, thereafter deliberately hitting another vehicle; thereby closing all escape routes for Suhas Shetty and his friends. Suhas Shetty was forced to flee on foot and the assailants chased him and murdered him.”
As per the investigation of NIA in case RC-01/2025/NIA/BLR, the terror conspiracy accused Abdul Safwan (@kalavaru safwan@chopu safwan), former member of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) has instigated the murder of Niaz alias Nia, Mohammed Musamir (@mahamedmusamir@mohammed@muzammil), Naushad (@wamanjoornaushad@chhotenaushad@chhotu), one Was hatched in collaboration with ex-KFD. and PFI member and Adil Maharoof.
“Accused Adil Maharoof alias Adil provided funds, which were used to recruit other accused on the promise of payment or by taking advantage of any pre-existing enmity with the victim,” it said.
All the above five along with Qalandar Shafi alias Mande Shafi, M Nagaraja alias Naga, Ranjit Naga, Ranjit, Mohammed Rizwan alias Rizzoo, Azaruddin Alias Azar and Abdul Khader Alias Naufal have been named in the charge sheet filed.
Investigation is going on against another arrested accused Abdul Razak.
–IANS
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