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"They were charged with attacking Haren Pandya to avenge the 2002 Gujarat riots. A local Congress leader, Mohammed Kareem, was also taken into custody.Senior Telangana police officials confirmed to TOI that Rao contacted Bari through Kareem and the supari amount was fixed at 1 crore. Kareem has been a friend of Maruthi Rao and they were engaged in land settlements.”Congress has decided to suspend Miryalaguda town president Mohammed Kareem. Former home minister K Jana Reddy who visited Pranay’s house to pay tributes said Kareem would be suspended for conspiring with Maruti Rao in the murder of Pranay. Bari was arrested along with Asghar Ali in April 2003 by Central Bureau of Investigation and police of united Andhra Pradesh near Medchal..