Gauri Lankesh murder case probe team awarded Union Home Minister's medal
5 years, 5 months ago

Gauri Lankesh murder case probe team awarded Union Home Minister's medal

India Today  

The Centre on Monday awarded the Gauri Lankesh murder case's special investigation team "Union Home Ministers Medal for Excellence in Investigation". The investigation team, including IPS officer MN Anucheth, Deputy Superintendent P Rangappa and Inspector Raja, were awarded for cracking the Gauri Lankesh murder case. The mastermind of Gauri Lankesh's assassination Amol Kale hired the alleged killer Parashuram Waghmare - a member of Sri Ram Sene. The state government too had awarded Rs 25 lakhs prize for the SIT team investigating Gauri Lankesh muder case for their exemplary work during the probe.

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Court grants bail to last accused in Gauri Lankesh Murder Case
4 days, 7 hours ago

Court grants bail to last accused in Gauri Lankesh Murder Case

Deccan Chronicle  

A Bengaluru court has granted bail to Sharad Bhausaheb Kalaskar, the final accused still in custody in the high-profile Gauri Lankesh murder case. Gauri Lankesh’s Murder: A National Tragedy The murder of Gauri Lankesh, a fearless journalist and activist, on September 5, 2017, sent shockwaves throughout India. Investigation and Legal Delays Kalaskar’s bail comes amid an ongoing investigation led by …

Gauri Lankesh Murder Case: Karnataka HC Grants Bail To Accused
1 year, 1 month ago

Gauri Lankesh Murder Case: Karnataka HC Grants Bail To Accused

ABP News  

One of the accused in the case involving the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh has been granted bail by Karnataka High Court. "In the present case, out of 527 charge sheet witnesses, only 90 witnesses have been examined. There are more than 400 charge sheet witnesses who are yet to be examined in the case," the court said, as per …

Gauri Lankesh murder trial adjourned by court till Sept 14
2 years, 4 months ago

Gauri Lankesh murder trial adjourned by court till Sept 14

Hindustan Times  

A special court here on Monday adjourned to September 14 the trial in the activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh murder case. Gauri Lankesh was shot dead on September 5, 2017 by two motorcycle-borne assailants near her house, triggering outrage. Gauri Lankesh was murdered outside her Rajarajeshwari Nagar residence on September 5, 2017. The prosecution has in its charge claimed that Gauri Lankesh's …

Three More Witnesses Examined in Gauri Lankesh Murder Trial
2 years, 5 months ago

Three More Witnesses Examined in Gauri Lankesh Murder Trial

News 18  

Three more witnesses, including two policemen, were examined in the Gauri Lankesh murder trial at the special court for Karnataka Control of Organised Crime on Thursday. Police inspector Shiva Reddy, who arrived at the murder scene was examined by the special public prosecutor and also questioned by the defence. Reddy took Parashuram Waghmore, the accused shooter who pulled the trigger …

Gauri Lankesh Murder Trial: Bengaluru Court To Conduct Day To Day Hearing For A Week Every Month, First Session From July 4
2 years, 7 months ago

Gauri Lankesh Murder Trial: Bengaluru Court To Conduct Day To Day Hearing For A Week Every Month, First Session From July 4

Live Law  

A special court hearing the alleged murder case of journalist Gauri Lankesh has said that it would hear the case on a day to day basis for a week every month as per the convenience of the parties. The court also directed that the evidence of the first witness in the case, Kavitha Lankesh will be recorded once the presence …

Gauri Lankesh murder trial begins in Karnataka
2 years, 7 months ago

Gauri Lankesh murder trial begins in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

The trial in the murder case of journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh started on Friday in a special court here, nearly five years after she was gunned down outside her residence. However, the court ordered for all accused lodged in Bengaluru’s Parappana Agrahara Central Prison and Mumbai’s Arthur Road Jail to be made part of the trial through video conference …

3 Accused In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case Ordered To Be Shifted To Bengaluru Central Prison From Mumbai Jail
2 years, 11 months ago

3 Accused In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case Ordered To Be Shifted To Bengaluru Central Prison From Mumbai Jail

Live Law  

A sessions court in Bengaluru on Wednesday has ordered the shifting of three accused allegedly involved in the murder case of journalist Gauri Lankesh to be shifted to the Central Prison in Bengaluru from Arthur road prison in Mumbai. Principal City Civil and Sessions Judge Anil Bheemsen Katti in its order said, "Accused no.3, 4 and 12 who are placed …

Gauri Lankesh Murder : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Sister's Plea Challenging Quashing Of KCOCA Charges Against Accused
3 years, 6 months ago

Gauri Lankesh Murder : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Sister's Plea Challenging Quashing Of KCOCA Charges Against Accused

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a special leave petition filed by filmmaker Kavita Lankesh challenging a judgment of the Karnataka High Court which quashed the charges under Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act against accused Mohan Nayak in the Gauri Lankesh murder cases.Kavita Lankesh is the sister of Gauri Lankesh, who was shot dead in Bengaluru in …

Two years on, Gauri Lankesh murder case awaits justice
5 years, 4 months ago

Two years on, Gauri Lankesh murder case awaits justice

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: Thursday marks the second anniversary of the fateful night when bike-borne assailants killed activist and journalist Gauri Lankesh outside her home in Bengaluru. Lankesh, a progressive activist and editor of Kannada tabloid Gauri Lankesh Patrike, was shot down by two assailants, part of an alleged larger conspiracy to take out anti-Hindutva voices, outside her home in Raja Rajeshwari Nagar …

Gauri Lankesh Case: Accused Waghmare says police offered 25 lakhs to confess, claims torture by SIT
6 years, 3 months ago

Gauri Lankesh Case: Accused Waghmare says police offered 25 lakhs to confess, claims torture by SIT

Op India  

In a recent twist to the murder of controversial journalist Gauri Lankesh, the main accused Parashuram Waghmare has dropped a bombshell on Saturday when he claimed that the special investigation team investigating the murder had offered him Rs 25 lakh to confess to the crime. Speaking to the media, Waghmare reportedly said that he was facing severe torture to make …

One year on, justice for Gauri Lankesh still a long way off
6 years, 4 months ago

One year on, justice for Gauri Lankesh still a long way off

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: A year after her assassination, supporters of free speech, rationalists and others came together on Wednesday to highlight their belief that activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh was killed by Hindu right wing activists who did not agree with her views. Allegedly silenced for her activism and views against the right wing, Lankesh was the fourth victim of what now appears to …

Gauri Lankesh's murder was planned a year before: Exclusive details
6 years, 4 months ago

Gauri Lankesh's murder was planned a year before: Exclusive details

India Today  

The idea of creating a 'Hindu Rashtra' led to four activists being murdered by one nameless underground organisation. The mastermind of Gauri Lankesh's assassination Amol Kale was a former Hindu Janajagruti Samiti convener and another accused Amit Degwekar was a sadhak in the Sanathan Sanstha. UNEARTHING GAURI LANKESH'S MURDER PLOT The SIT has found that the plan to kill Gauri …

Dabholkar, Gauri Lankesh murders linked, CBI tells court
6 years, 4 months ago

Dabholkar, Gauri Lankesh murders linked, CBI tells court

India Today  

In a significant development, the Central Bureau of Investigation on Sunday said it has established links between the murders of Pune-based rationalist Narendra Dabholkar and Bengaluru-based journalist Gauri Lankesh. The remand application adds that during interrogation, Andhure revealed that one of those arrested for the Gauri Lankesh murder had handed over to him a 7.65-mm country made pistol and three …

Gauri case: SIT may solve it before first death anniversary
6 years, 4 months ago

Gauri case: SIT may solve it before first death anniversary

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Investigation in the Gauri Lankesh murder case is the final stages. By her first death anniversary on September 5, the SIT should solve the case and expose the main players behind her coldblooded killing. If only they could make a dead man speak, the Special Investigation Team would have long ago solved the Gauri murder case. Another challenge before …

Gauri Lankesh murder probe unearths MM Kalburgi's killers
6 years, 5 months ago

Gauri Lankesh murder probe unearths MM Kalburgi's killers

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The killer duo, who had assassinated the noted Kannada scholar - Prof. M.M. The accused number two in the Gauri Lankesh murder case - Sujeet Kumar alias Praveen alias Manjunath alias Sujeet S. R. from Udupi had reportedly shot at the late Prof. Kalburgi and accused number eight in the Gauri case - Ganesh Miskin from Hubbali - had …

Gauri Lankesh murder: SIT produces 2 more people before court
6 years, 5 months ago

Gauri Lankesh murder: SIT produces 2 more people before court

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: The Special Investigation Team, probing the 5 September murder of activist-journalist, Gauri Lankesh, on Monday said that it had produced two more people before the court in connection with the case. The SIT said that the two accused, Amith Baddi and Ganesh Miskin, both 27 years old and from Hubli in Karnataka, were produced before the third additional chief …

Two more suspects arrested in Gauri Lankesh murder
6 years, 5 months ago

Two more suspects arrested in Gauri Lankesh murder

India Today  

A Special Investigation Team has arrested two more suspects under the Arms Act in the Gauri Lankesh murder case. The SIT previously arrested seven people -- Mohan Nayak, KT Naveen Kumar alias Hotte Manja, Parashuram Waghmare, Amol Kale, Manohar Edve, Sujeeth Kumar alias Praveen and Amit Degvekar- in this case. Sources said that the alleged killer Parashuram Waghmare received gun …

1 more arrested in Gauri Lankesh murder case, seven held so far
6 years, 5 months ago

1 more arrested in Gauri Lankesh murder case, seven held so far

India Today  

The Special Investigation Team has arrested one more person in the murder case of senior journalist Gauri Lankesh. Lankesh, who was known for her strong anti-Hindutva stand, was shot dead in front of her house on September 5 last year, triggering a nationwide outrage. The SIT previously arrested six people - K T Naveen Kumar alias Hotte Manja, Parashuram Waghmare, …

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