The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted searches at 43 locations in Bengaluru city including four offices of Social Democratic Party of India, political wing of Popular Front of India (PFI), relating to rioting and violent attacks on D J Halli and K G Halli Police Stations in Bengaluru on August 11 this year. The searches yielded incriminating materials including weapons.
The cases pertain to large scale rioting by people armed with lethal weapons causing injuries to police personnel, destruction of public and private property including DJ Halli and KG Halli police station buildings and public and private vehicles. The riot led to fear and panic in the nearby areas and was intended to cause terror in the society.
“During the searches, incriminating materials relating to SDPI / PFI as well as certain instruments for attacks like sword, knife and iron rods among others were seized. The NIA said in a statement here.
Further investigation is going on in both the cases, the agency further said.
So far, 124 accused persons have been arrested in DJ Halli Police Station case and another 169 have been nabbed in connection with KG Halli Police Station case, it added.
The cases, FIR No. 195/2020, DJ Halli Police Station dated August 12 and FIR No. 229/ 2020, Police Station KG Halli of August 12 were re- registered as RC- 34/ 2020/ NIA/DLI and RC-35/ 2020/ NIA/ DLI respectively.