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Gauri Lankesh murder case: Have secured good leads, say state police

| @indiablooms | Sep 06, 2017, at 04:46 pm
Bengaluru, Sept 6 (IBNS): Hours after senior journalist Gauri Lankesh was gunned down by unidentified assailants at her Bengaluru residence, Karnataka Police have clamed that they have come across some good leads and have also secured CCTV footage, which will help them crack the case.

Lankesh, a popular journalist who took stand against Right-wing ideology, was shot three times.

Her murder bears a resemblance with earlier murders of rationalists Narendra Dabholkar and MM Kalburgi.

Meanwhile, following the incident, both the Congress and the BJP have condemned the murder.

Condoling the loss, Karnataka Law Minister TB Jayachandra was quoted in the media as saying, " There is a conspiracy behind Gauri's death. There are similarities between Kalburgi and Gauri Lankesh's murder. It is really shocking. She was always committed to secular credentials. There must be some conspiracy behind this. It is a serious matter, we will take it up. We can't rule out, it comes out only after verification"

Union Textile and Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani tweeted, "Condemn killing of senior journalist Gauri Lankesh. Hope speedy investigation is conducted & justice delivered. Condolences to the family."

 

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