<p>A team of sleuths from the Central Crime Branch (CCB) and East division police have arrested 60 more persons in the DJ Halli and KG Halli riot case in the wee hours of Friday. The officials nabbed the culprits in a midnight operation, according to the police.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/bengaluru-violence-live-updates-magisterial-enquiry-will-be-carried-out-says-basavaraj-bommai-872289.html" target="_blank">Follow live updates on the Bengaluru riots here</a></strong></p>.<p>Khaleem Pasha, husband of BBMP Corporator from Nagavara (Ward#23) Irshaad Begum, is one among the accused. Sandeep Patil, Joint Commissioner of police (Crime) said, "We have arrested 60 more till now. The total arrests in the riots has gone up to 206. The interrogation of the accused is on." </p>.<p>According to the police, Khaleem Pasha had come near the police station on Tuesday evening even before the violence started. He is accused of instigating people to resort to violence. When the mob started pelting stones at the police station, Pasha left the spot. Pasha later returned to the police station in the midnight and acted innocent. “He also tried to help the police in identifying few people involved in the riot,” said a senior police officer. He is also close to Congress party leaders and was taking part in events attended by a few of the Congress MLAs.</p>.<p>In the meantime, 81 people accused and arrested have been sent to the Parappana Agrahara Central prison on Thursday evening and are being shifted to to Ballari Central Jail in three buses. One of the masterminds in the case identified as Firoz Pasha, who was arrested few hours after the incident is not only a member of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) but also a member of the Civil Defence, according to the police.</p>
<p>A team of sleuths from the Central Crime Branch (CCB) and East division police have arrested 60 more persons in the DJ Halli and KG Halli riot case in the wee hours of Friday. The officials nabbed the culprits in a midnight operation, according to the police.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/bengaluru-violence-live-updates-magisterial-enquiry-will-be-carried-out-says-basavaraj-bommai-872289.html" target="_blank">Follow live updates on the Bengaluru riots here</a></strong></p>.<p>Khaleem Pasha, husband of BBMP Corporator from Nagavara (Ward#23) Irshaad Begum, is one among the accused. Sandeep Patil, Joint Commissioner of police (Crime) said, "We have arrested 60 more till now. The total arrests in the riots has gone up to 206. The interrogation of the accused is on." </p>.<p>According to the police, Khaleem Pasha had come near the police station on Tuesday evening even before the violence started. He is accused of instigating people to resort to violence. When the mob started pelting stones at the police station, Pasha left the spot. Pasha later returned to the police station in the midnight and acted innocent. “He also tried to help the police in identifying few people involved in the riot,” said a senior police officer. He is also close to Congress party leaders and was taking part in events attended by a few of the Congress MLAs.</p>.<p>In the meantime, 81 people accused and arrested have been sent to the Parappana Agrahara Central prison on Thursday evening and are being shifted to to Ballari Central Jail in three buses. One of the masterminds in the case identified as Firoz Pasha, who was arrested few hours after the incident is not only a member of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) but also a member of the Civil Defence, according to the police.</p>