Gauri Lankesh murder:Police is still to find a clear lead into killing
Ten days after the cold-blooded murder of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh, the SIT probing the case is yet to get any clear lead into the killing that had sparked outrage across the country.
The Karnataka government today said it does not want to share any details pertaining to the killing of the journalist, who was gunned down at her residence by unidentified assailants on September 5 night.
“Right now, we don’t want to share anything with the media. We don’t want to discuss the FSL report, for now,” Home Minister Ramlinga Reddy told reporters here.
There were reports that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) would today receive the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report that would, among other things, also indicate the type of weapon used in the crime.
The SIT has said that it was also looking into whether any right-wing organisation was involved or was it the handiwork of naxals, who were unhappy with the efforts of Gauri to bring them into the mainstream.
The journalist’s brother Indrajit Lankesh was questioned by the SIT yesterday, based on a complaint filed by Gauri in 2005 accusing him of threatening her with a gun over a property dispute.
Indrajit had earlier said, “Every angle has to be probed …read more
