Mangaluru: Anuradha Baliga, sister of slain RTI activist Vinayak Baliga has filed a 28-page petition before JMFC court seeking transfer of the murder enquiry to a Special Investigation Team (SIT).

“The investigation has come to a standstill after June 2016 and many questions regarding the case need to be answered. This is the reason why we have decided to petition the court. Along with this we have also contested the bail of the prime accused Naresh Shenoy in the Supreme Court and petitioned with the state High Court for subjecting him to brain mapping and narco analysis. ,” Prof. Nayak, leader of ‘Justice for Vinayak Baliga’, said.

Prof. Nayak led his campaign supporters ‘On Vinayak Baliga’s Path’, a one kilometer walk from Shree Venkatramana Temple, Car Street to the murder spot in Kodialbail. Vinayak Baliga’s sisters and family members offered prayers outside Shree Venkatramana Temple before commencing the march.

RTI activist Vinayak Baliga was murdered at 5.45 a.m. on 21st March 2016 in a bylane near Kala Kunj in the city. Subsequent criminal investigation under the personal command of City Police Commissioner M. Chandra Sekhar resulted in the arrest of the erstwhile Namo Brigade leader Naresh Shenoy and six other suspects. The police charge sheet mentions certain issues relating to financial irregularities at Shree Venkatramana Temple, Car Street (which Baliga has exposed through his legal activism) as the motive for the crime. Naresh Shenoy and a few of the other suspects are presently out on bail.