Thousands of people had torched the residences of Congress member and his family over a social media post

Raj has been charged with hatching a conspiracy with the violence to finish off the MLA politically in connivance with Zakir and a few others.

The Central Crime Branch (CCB) has named former Mayor and sitting Congress corporator R Sampath Raj as one of the accused in the DJ halli and KG halli violence that took place on August 11.

The National Investigation Agency's (NIA) action came days after it took over the investigation into two cases, in which the Bengaluru police had invoked the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, on the instructions of the Union Home Ministry.