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Karnataka: Mastermind Who Plotted To Assassinate BJP MP Tejasvi Surya For Attending Pro-CAA Event Arrested After Four Years

Bhuvan KrishnaMar 05, 2024, 04:39 PM | Updated 04:39 PM IST
Tejasvi Surya. (Twitter)

Tejasvi Surya. (Twitter)


The Bengaluru City Police have arrested the main suspect who had been on the run for four years after being accused of masterminding the assassination of leaders who attended a pro-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) programme organised near Town Hall, as per a report by Asianetnews.

The incident took place in 2019 during a programme near Town Hall where Member of Parliament Tejasvi Surya and MLA Suli Bele spoke in favour of the CAA.

Bharatiya Janata Party cadre Varun, who was participating in the programme, was attacked and injured.

Six suspects were arrested following the incident, which the Kalasipalya Police Station documented.


The National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials had collected enough evidence against him, and he was arrested by the Kalasipalya police.

The arrested suspect has been kept in police custody for 14 days as per the court's instructions.

He was involved in the attack on Varun and was the mastermind behind the incident. He was associated with the Social Democratic Party of India organisation.

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