Rashtriya Pioneer Pride: Suspected accused into custody

Suspected accused into custody
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Dilip Thakur on 03/03/2018 11:26:00

Gauri Lankesh murder case

Bengaluru. The Karnataka Police has taken a suspected accused KT Naveen Kumar
into custody for questioning in connection with the murder of journalist and
activist Gauri Lankesh. Naveen was caught by the crime wing. The Deputy
Commissioner of Police (DCP) West Bengaluru negating it, said this is false, No
arrests have been done by the SIT.
Police had later released sketches of two suspects and asked for public help to
put a name to their faces but there hadn't been much of a headway. A reward of
Rs. 10 lakh had also been announced for leads that lead to the arrest of the
murderers. Gauri was shot dead by unknown by assailants outside her residence in
Bengaluru on September 5, last year. She was the editor of the Gauri Lankesh
Patrike, a tabloid known for "anti-establishment" views. Following her murder,
several protests, across the country and especially in prominent parts of
Karnataka, had taken place.