Two days after it took over the probe into the mob violence that rocked Bengaluru on August 11, 2020, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at 30 different locations in the city and arrested a key conspirator, Sayed Saddiq Ali. NIA sources said the links of Saddiq , a recovery agent with a bank and allegedly a member of Congress, with hardline outfits.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/in-two-days-nia-cracks-bengaluru-riots-case-arrests-key-plotter/articleshow/78306655.cms