Tumakuru, June 9 (UNI) Karnataka Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara on Monday said the State Government has received a letter from the Centre recommending that the probe into the murder of Suhas Shetty be handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

Shetty was a Karnataka Bajrang Dal leader and the prime accused in the 2022 murder of a 23-year-old youth. He was killed in Mangaluru on May 1 by a group of men.

Speaking to media, Dr Parameshwara said, "I believe the letter came yesterday. I was informed about it by the Director General of Police. A decision about the NIA handover will be taken today."

The minister also said he met Union Minister V Somanna earlier in the day to discuss two key issues related to Tumakuru district.

"We are proposing to construct an arch on the National Highway, and for that, we need permission from the National Highways Authority of India. I have already submitted a representation to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, and Somanna has assured me that he would take up the matter with him," Dr Parameshwara said.

He added that proposals for a couple of drinking water projects had also been submitted to the Central Government, and since Somanna is the Union Jal Shakti Minister, he had been requested to help expedite approvals.

Refusing to comment on the BJP’s protest against the Congress Government over RCB stampede case, the Home Minister said the state had already handed over the matter to a one-man commission of inquiry led by Justice Michael D Cunha. "As the matter may become sub judice, I do not wish to make any further comment," he said.

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