2005 Karnataka naxal attack case: Varavara Rao taken into custody
Bengaluru, July 04: P Varavara Rao, an accused in the Bhima Koregaon violence case has been taken into custody by the Karnataka police in connection with the 2005 naxal attack case.
Rao was in judicial custody for the Bhima Koregaon case. A case was registered against Rao in connection with the 2005 naxal attack case at the Pirumani police station at Pavaguda.
In
the
attack
8
CRPF
soldiers
were
martyred,
following
which
a
case
was
filed
under
the
provisions
of
the
Indian
Penal
Code
and
Unlawful
Activities
(Prevention)
Act.
Rao's
name
had
cropped
up
as
the
main
conspirator
in
the
case.
The
Karnataka
police
obtained
a
warrant
from
a
local
court,
following
which
it
sought
to
take
him
into
custody.
The police also obtained a no-objection certificate from a Pune court, following which he was taken into custody.