Union Minister Prahlad Joshi suggests SDPI, PFI link in BJP worker’s killing

Union minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday stated that state government will bring those responsible to justice and claimed a political connection to the brutal murder of young BJP activist Praveen Nettaru in Bellare, Karnataka.

BJP senior leader Joshi from Karnataka remarked “Initial indications and a few media stories point to connections between SDPI and PFI. In Kerala, they are being promoted. Congress backed them in Karnataka. Our administration in Karnataka will act and prosecute the offenders.”

Late on Tuesday night in Bellare, Dakshina Kannada, two unknown individuals on a bike assaulted Nettaru, a BJP worker, with deadly weapons.

Basavaraj Bommai, chief minister of Karnataka, had earlier stated on Wednesday that state police was in contact with their Kerala counterparts because incident occurred near to the border.