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Bengaluru riots: MLA's nephew 'admits' to posting derogatory remark
Updated On: 14 August, 2020 02:52 PM IST | Bengaluru | IANS
Naveen, 26, is a nephew of Congress MLA Akhanda Srinivas Murthy from Pulakeshinagar (reserve) segment in the citys north-eastern suburb
People stand next to damaged motorbikes laying along a street in Bengaluru on August 12, after violence broke out in Devara Jevana Halli. Pic/AFP
Karnataka Congress legislator's nephew P Naveen has admitted to the posting of a derogatory remark on Facebook, which triggered riots in the city's eastern suburb on August 11, police said on Friday.
"In the course of questioning, Naveen admitted to have posted the derogatory remark after denying it earlier and claiming that his Facebook account was hacked, when he was arrested on August 12," Bengaluru East Deputy Commissioner of Police SD Sharanappa told IANS here.
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