The victims also include relatives of Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Kiran Sarnaik, who represents the Amravati Teacher constituency

PM Narendra Modi made a strategic choice to begin the national election campaign from Kalaburagi district in Karnataka. This decision was intended to convey a strong message on the home turf of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, which is part of the Gulbarga Lok Sabha seat. At that time, none of the political parties had announced their candidate lists.

The man is accused of aiding anti-India activities by providing sensitive information about Indian Army deployments, and transmitting documents and photos from his mobile phone, they said