MYSURU: The investigation team of the police probing the attempted murder of Karnataka MLA Tanveer Sait said that Abid Pasha, a member of Popular Front of India, is the alleged mastermind in the case.

Abid Pasha allegedly trained Farhan Pasha – the man who stabbed Tanveer Sait. Investigating officials say that Abid Pasha allegedly financed the entire operation and had trained Farhan in the usage of a knife. He took Farhan to Kerala in October, where he was taught how to stab someone in the neck by using stray dogs to practise the stabbing..

Karnataka CM B.S. Yediyurappa has said that PFI is behind the murder attempt on the MLA. Siddaramaiah also demanded a probe into the incident and accused PFI and SDPI of the stabbing.

The Karnataka is mulling a ban on PFI and will recommend the same to the Central government.