Nadeem came from KG Halli in east Bengaluru, one of the areas that saw violence over a social media post that hurt religious sentiments of the minority community. He was arrested on August 12 in a case registered at DJ Halli police station. (Rerpresentational)
A 24-year-old youth who was arrested and sent to judicial custody in connection with the violence in Bengaluru on the night of August 11 died at a government hospital on Saturday following a surgery.
The deceased, Sayyad Nadeem, was found to be Covid-positive and did not respond to post-operative treatment due to subsequent complications, Additional CP (Administration) Hemant Nimbalkar said.
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