Govt's refusal to hand over Suhas Shetty's murder case to NIA has raised question: DK MP Capt Brijesh Chowta

Mangaluru: DK MP Capt Brijesh Chowta, the NIA investigation into the murder of Hindutva activist Suhas Shetty will reveal the nexus of the Congress with banned PFI activists, SDPI leaders and Islamic fundamentalists.

The refusal to hand over the investigation to the NIA by the Congress government has raised questions. This is not merely administrative hesitation — it reflects a dangerous intent to shield a growing nexus of radical elements, emboldened under its watch, the MP said.

“In a coordinated effort, senior Congress leaders — including the Speaker and the Home Minister rushed to dismiss the murder as “just another crime,” hurriedly denying any ideological motive or connection to known extremist elements,” he told mediapersons.

“The Speaker’s remarks, made even before investigations could begin, sought to absolve individuals who are now named as accused. Despite the PFI ban in September 2022, investigations revealed that its members had regrouped and continued operations under the SDPI banner, their political front. Since the Congress came to power in 2023, key accused in the Praveen Nettaru case were found to be still operating within Karnataka, some even evading arrest for over a year, and were later arrested by the NIA. The PFI-linked elements continued to enjoy safe haven in Karnataka under the Congress regime,” alleged Capt Chowta.

“The Congress has been camouflaging anti-national activities as mere reactionary rivalries. The same leaders who bent over backwards to offer a clean chit to Fazil’s family were the first to label Suhas Shetty a ‘rowdy sheeter’, attempting to rob the case of its ideological reality. A murder initially brushed off as a personal rivalry suddenly became “communal” the moment the truth about those involved emerged.

There is a need for transparency in investigation, which ensures justice to the family of Suhas. “People of the DK district do not need excuses, not scripted investigations. We demand the immediate transfer of the Suhas Shetty case to the NIA. As this is not about a murder alone, it is crucial to dismantle the anti-national nexus that feeds on our soil with the patronage of this Congress government and its appeasement politics, which aim to derail the progress of the district and the country,” he added.

To a query on rowdy sheeter charges against Suhas, Capt Chowta said there are 19 criminal cases against D K Shivakumar. Will the Home Minister term DK Shivakumar as a rowdy sheeter? Chowta termed the Home Minister as “clean chit minister” and Karnataka Congress as “rowdy sheeter party.”