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- Police in Tumakuru district, Karnataka, arrested a 50-year-old man late on Tuesday for posing as a Naxal operative to frighten villagers.
- The accused has been identified as Kanakalabande Venkatesh, who was absconding since February 15 in connection with a caste atrocity case.
- Venkatesh faces three cases: the atrocity case over a land dispute, the planting of a country-made bomb at a farmer's pump house, and a poster put up in the name of 'People's War Dalam'.
- The arrest followed a months-long probe involving more than 150 police personnel.
- Police are now checking whether the accused's impersonation was linked to other criminal incidents in the area.
What to watch next
- Verification of Venkatesh's possible involvement in other criminal activities
- Investigators checking links between his Naxal impersonation and other incidents in the area
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K V Ashok
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“He had been absconding since February 15 after the police launched a search for him in connection with the atrocity case. We are now verifying his possible involvement in other criminal activities as well”
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…pump house and a poster put up in the name of “People’s War Dalam”. Tumakuru SP K V Ashok said Venkatesh was absconding since February 15, when police began looking for him in connection with the atrocity case. “ He had been absconding since February 15 after the police launched a search for him in connection with the atrocity case. We are now verifying his possible involvement in other criminal activities as well ,” Ashok said. “He is currently facing three cases. One of them is an atrocity case in which he allegedly threatened a neighbouring farmer in connection with a land dispute. He is also facing a case relating to the…
“He is currently facing three cases. One of them is an atrocity case in which he allegedly threatened a neighbouring farmer in connection with a land dispute. He is also facing a case relating to the planting of a country made bomb at the pump house of the same farmer. The third case concerns the pasting of a poster in the name of the People’s War Dalam”
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…had been absconding since February 15 after the police launched a search for him in connection with the atrocity case. We are now verifying his possible involvement in other criminal activities as well,” Ashok said. “ He is currently facing three cases. One of them is an atrocity case in which he allegedly threatened a neighbouring farmer in connection with a land dispute. He is also facing a case relating to the planting of a country made bomb at the pump house of the same farmer. The third case concerns the pasting of a poster in the name of the People’s War Dalam ,” the SP added. Police said Venkatesh had allegedly threatened people in Kanakalabande and surrounding villages while claiming an association with Naxal organisations. Investigators are now checking whether that…
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