In the wake of reports suggesting the failure of the police in averting the murder of Hindutva activist Harsha in Shivamogga on Sunday night, Home Minister Araga Jnanendra has written to DG& IGP Praveen Sood to hold an inquiry and submit a report within a week.
Among those arrested so far in the murder case include people who had been facing many cases in the city. The Home Minister has sought to know if the police in Doddapete and Kote Police Station had failed to keep a watch on the accused as they had been involved in many cases registered in these two stations in the past. He has sought a detailed report on how the police handled crimes reported in the limits of two stations in the last five years. He has also asked the police chief to probe the allegations that “the police too had a role in strengthening the anti-social elements in the city.”
Meanwhile, the number of people arrested in connection with the murder of Harsha has gone up to eight., with the Shivamogga police arresting two more people on Wednesday.
