NIA arrests 17 in Bengaluru riots case NIA arrests 17 in Bengaluru riots case Bangalore Mirror Bureau / Updated: Dec 22, 2020, 06:00 IST The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday said it has arrested 17 leaders and activists of the Social Democratic Party of India ( SDPI) and Bengaluru violence on August 11. About 3,000 to 4,000 people had gone on a rampage torching the residences of Pulakeshinagar Congress MLA R Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy and his sister Jayanthi over an alleged inflammatory social media post by the MLA’s relative. They had also set the Devara Jeevanahalli and the Kadugondanahalli (KG) police stations on fire. With this, 187 people have been arrested.