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DJ Halli-KG Halli riots: Former corporator Zakeer arrested

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Bengaluru: The CCB police finally arrested Zakeer, a former corporator from Pulakeshinagar in connection with August 11 DJ Halli and KG Halli violence, which claimed four lives.

Zakeer was arrested from his residence in the city.

Zakeer was interrogated a few days after the riots, but he suddenly went absconding.

The CCB police was in search of him for the last three months. As he was changing his place from one place to another frequently, they were not able to arrest him.

Zakeer is considered very close to Sampath Raj R, former BBMP mayor, who is also an accused in the case.

It can be recalled that the NIA is also carrying out an investigation into this violence.

Several organisations are blamed for the flash violence in which house of local MLA Akhanda Shrinivasa Murhy was set on fire.

The riots were sparked after a derrogatory post from sitting MLAs nephew Naveen.

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