Praveen Nettaru murder case: NIA announces Rs 5 lakh bounty on two PFI members for killing BJP Yuva Morcha leader

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) announced a bounty reward against two Popular Front of India (PFI) members who are wanted under a case related to the murder of Praveen Nettaru. According to NIA's wanted poster, both the terror associates are residents of Karnataka.

The NIA declared a Rs 5 lakh each against two PFI members- Kodaje Mohammed Sherif, 53, and Masud KA, 40. NIA in its bounty poster stated, "Whosoever provides any information leading to the arrest of the above-mentioned accused persons shall be rewarded." The NIA stated that the informer's identity will be kept secret

National Investigation Agency (NIA) has declared a reward of Rs 5 lakh each against two Popular Front of India (PFI) members- Kodaje Mohammed Sherif, 53, and Masud KA, 40, both residents of Kannada district in Karnataka. pic.twitter.com/PnGeyF5IDt — ANI (@ANI) January 20, 2023

Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha worker Praveen Nettaru was killed by unidentified assailants On July 26, 2022, on his way home. The unidentified assailants were on a bike in Bellari, Dakshina Kannada of Karnataka, and attacked Nettaru with sharp weapons. 

Meanwhile, NIA also claimed to file a chargesheet against two accused persons affiliated with Al-Qaeda in a case pertaining to a conspiracy to send youth to Kashmir and Khorasan, Afghanistan to undergo terrorist training.