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Sampath Raj had claimed that he is infected with coronavirus, but has been absconding since October 30.

Sampath Raj was undergoing treatment for COVID-19 in a hospital, and the hospital discharged him without informing police

Naveen was booked under sections 153A and 295A of the Indian Penal Code and section 67 of the Information Technology Act over his alleged derogatory comment regarding Prophet Mohammed on Facebook.

The charge-sheet filed by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) in connection with the Bengaluru riots case states that the Congress leader Sampath Raj joined hands with radical Islamic organisation such as SDPI to target his own party's Dalit MLA

The NIA officials questioned the Congress MLAs for over four hours, asked them about they saw on August 11 during Bengaluru violence

The CCB has named former Mayor Sampath Raj and Zakir Hussain of the Congress Party as accused number 51 and 52, respectively.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the investigation into the Bengaluru violence on September 24

The NIA statement mentions that SDPI leader Muzammil Pasha had called a meeting and directed PFI/SDPI members to instigate violence in the area.

These testimonies establish that Bengaluru riots were pre-planned and particularized to target the Hindu community

The fact finding Committee on the Bengaluru Riots was headed by retired district judge Srikanth Babaladi.