The Shivamogga police have contacted WhatsApp, an internet-based messaging application, to get details of calls Hindutva activist Harsha received on Sunday before he was murdered.
Naveen, one of Harsha’s friends, had spoken to a section of the media on Wednesday stating that two girls had called Harsha via WhatsApp minutes before he was attacked on Sunday. As the police have not been able to trace Harsha’s phone so far, they had no way to ascertain this information. The police, following media reports on Harsha’s friend’s statement, interrogated him and collected details.
Shivamogga Superintendent of Police B.M. Laxmi Prasad told The Hindu, “We have corresponded with WhatsApp and interviewed his friend. We may be able to find out who called him that day, soon,” the officer said.
