The Central Crime Branch (CCB), says that as many as 40 people with terrorism links took part in the violent protests in Bengaluru over an offensive Facebook post on August 11, Deccan Herald reports on August 19. The 40 people had contacts with terror suspects arrested for blasts at Malleswaram and Church Street and the murder of RSS worker R Rudresh.
Sandeep Patil, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime), confirmed that they had information that 40 people had contacts with terror elements. He said a detailed investigation was carried out, without elaborating further. Also, a senior officer, who is part of the investigation, said details about these members being in contact with terror elements were established technically. “Since a large number of people who are part of the riots are on the run, we started gathering their details using the mobile tower data and call detail records. We found that around 40 numbers used at the time of riots were in contact with the terror elements,” the officer said. Rudresh’s murder was committed by members of Popular Front of India (PFI) and Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), the officer said.