Kolar, 9 July

NIA sleuths raided Satish Gowda, a resident of Bhatrahalli village near Kolar, for allegedly providing sim cards to extremists. Gowda has reportedly been under the NIA radar for the past three years.

The NIA sleuths arrived at his house at around 8.30pm on Tuesday during which time he reportedly fled the scene. The NIA then issued a notice to Gowda and his wife, Hema, asking them to appear before the authorities in City on Wednesday.

Gowda, who hailed from Vanarasi, another village in Kolar, had worked with Airtel for several years. Following his marriage, he stopped working for Airtel and was instead working at a sim distributor shop near Koramangala.  

Hema said the NIA authorities had previously served him a notice during 2023, stating that there were some discrepancies over allocating sim cards to customers.