Bengaluru Violence: Ex-Congress Mayor Sampath Raj brought to CCB’s office after being arrested

New Delhi: Congress leader and former Bengaluru Mayor Sampath Raj was brought to the Central Crime Branch’s (CCB) office in Bengaluru after being arrested earlier in the day in connection with the DJ Halli and KG Halli violence case.

Raj had gone missing on October 31 after authorities at a Bengaluru hospital, where he was admitted for COVID-19 treatment, allegedly discharged him without informing the police.
Earlier, his lawyer had alleged political vendetta behind the charge sheet filed against him in the Bengaluru violence case and said that the chargesheet had no material to prove any of the charges invoked in the matter.

Karnataka: Congress leader & former Bengaluru Mayor Sampath Raj, who has been arrested in DJ Halli & KG Halli violence incident case, brought to Central Crime Branch (CCB) office in Bengaluru.

Visuals of Sampath Raj being taken inside CCB office https://t.co/zqYKpuAdpr pic.twitter.com/jSm5jZb58O

— ANI (@ANI) November 17, 2020

The CCB had last week filed a preliminary charge sheet in the August 11 violence that took place in Bengaluru, naming Congress corporators AR Zakir and Sampath Raj as accused.

Violence had broken out in parts of Bengaluru on August 11 over an alleged “derogatory” social media post. At least three people lost their lives, while nearly 60 police personnel were injured in the incident. The police arrested around 415 accused in connection with the violence.

An FIR was registered on the complaint of Congress MLA Akhanda Srinivas Murthy at DJ Halli Police station three days after the violence broke out in parts of Bengaluru over an alleged “derogatory” social media post by his nephew, the police said.