“Bengaluru Has Become Epicentre Of Terror Activities”: Tejaswi Surya

Many terror modules have been busted in Bengaluru in the recent past, the new president of the BJP’s youth wing said.

BJP MP Tejasvi Surya claimed on Sunday that Bengaluru has become an epicenter of terror activities, and said he had requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to set up a permanent division of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the city.

Many terror modules have been busted in Bengaluru in the recent past, the new president of the BJP’s youth wing said. The terrorist groups want to use the city as an “incubation centre” for terror activities, he added.

Mr Surya said he emphasised the need to have a well-equipped and sufficiently staffed NIA office to mitigate terror-related activities in Karnataka when he had met Mr Shah at his home two days ago.

“The Home Minister has assured that he will direct officials to establish a permanent station house manned by an officer of the rank of the SP at the earliest,” the young MP added.

“In the last few years, Bengaluru, the Silicon Valley of India, has become epicentre of terror activities. It has been proved through many arrests and sleeper terror cells busted by the investigative agency in the city,” Tejaswi Surya told reporters.

“It is a matter of grave concern that NIA investigations into the DJ Halli and KG Halli mob violence in August have indicated that many terrorist organisations are using Bengaluru as their incubation centre for carrying out anti-India activities,” the BJP MP said.

Along with DJ Halli and KG Halli police stations in Bengaluru, over 3,000 people went on a rampage on August 11 torching the homes of Congress MLA R Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy and his sister Jayanthi.

The violence broke out over an alleged inflammatory social media post by the nephew of the Congress MLA.