Bengaluru, May 5 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Yelahanka, S R Vishwanath, on Sunday demanded that the investigation into the Suhas Shetty murder case should be handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), citing alleged involvement of external elements in the crime.

He said a formal request has been made to the Union Home Minister to transfer the probe to the NIA.

" He was a Hindu leader...we had protested against his murder...those who have murdered are terrorist like people. It is not a local issue; people outside are also involved. The investigation should be handed over to NIA and we have requested it to Home Minister, Vishwanath told ANI.

Earlier, BJP MP Tejasvi Surya Shetty also wrote to Union Home Minister ...