Gauri Lankesh Murder : Bengaluru Court Frames Charges Against 18 Accused
3 years, 2 months ago

Gauri Lankesh Murder : Bengaluru Court Frames Charges Against 18 Accused

Live Law  

A special court in Bengaluru through video conference on Saturday has framed charges against 18 accused arrested in the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh. The accused charged are AMOLA KHALE, PARASHURAM ASHOK WAGMORE, GANESH MISKIN, AMITH RAMACHANDRA BADDI, AMIT DEGWEKAR, BHAARAT KURANE, SURESH H L ALIAS TEACHER, RAJESH D BANGERA ALIAS SIR, SUDHANVA GONDALEKAR ALIAS PANDEJEE ALIAS OANDEY ALIAS GUJJAR ALIAS MAHESH PATIL, SHARAD ALIAS SHARAD BAHUSAHIB KALASKAR ALIAS CHOTU, N MOHAN NAYAK ALIAS SAMPANJE, VASUDEV BHAGWAN SURYAVANASHI ALIAS VASU ALIAS MECHANIC, SUJITH KUMAR ALIAS SUJITH S R ALIAS SANJAY ALIAS MANJUNATH, MANOHAR DUNDEEPPA YADAVE ALIAS MANOHAR YADEVE ALIAS MANOJ, VIKAS PATEIL ALIAS DADA ALIAS NIHAL, SRIKANTH JAGANATH PANGARKAR ALIAS PRAJEE, K T NAVEEN KUMAR ALIAS NAVEEN and RUSHIKESH DEVADEKAR ALIAS MURALI ALIAS SHIVA. The court allowed the prayer and said "In view of their submission, permission is granted to their respective counsels to meet the respective accused persons at Arthur Road Jail, Bombay, Yerwada Jail, Pune and Parappana Agrahara Jail,Bengaluru for briefing them with reference to this case. On October 21, Supreme Court restored the charges under Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act against accused Mohan Nayak, allowing an appeal filed by Gauri Lankesh's sister Kavita Lankesh.

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RG Kar Rape-Murder | Victim's Parents Move Calcutta High Court Against CBI Probe, Seek Fresh Investigation
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RG Kar Rape-Murder | Victim's Parents Move Calcutta High Court Against CBI Probe, Seek Fresh Investigation

Live Law  

In another development arising from the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar medical college and hospital, the parents of the victim girl have moved the Calcutta High Court challenging the CBI probe into the incident and seeking a fresh investigation into the case. Notably, while the trial against the main accused Sanjoy Roy is …

Murder case: Bengaluru police to challenge bail granted to actor Darshan, others in SC
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Murder case: Bengaluru police to challenge bail granted to actor Darshan, others in SC

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda on Tuesday said that efforts are on to file an appeal in the Supreme Court, against the bail granted to Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa and other accused in the Renukaswamy murder case. Murder case: Bengaluru police to challenge bail granted to actor Darshan, others in SC A proposal will be submitted to the state …

Bengaluru court extends judicial custody of Darshan & other accused till September 30
4 months, 1 week ago

Bengaluru court extends judicial custody of Darshan & other accused till September 30

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru, A court here on Tuesday extended till September 30 the judicial custody of Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa along with his friend Pavithra Gowda and others, who are accused in the Renukaswamy murder case. All the 17 accused, including Darshan and Pavithra, were produced before the 24th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court through video conferencing from various prisons across the …

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Bail Granted To Accused In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Bail Granted To Accused In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on August 21 dismissed a special leave petition seeking cancellation of bail of Mohan Nayak N, an accused in the murder case of journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh.On September 5, 2017, Gauri Lankesh was shot dead in front of her residence in south Bengaluru. The Supreme Court on August 21 dismissed a special leave petition seeking cancellation …

Bengaluru court extends judicial custody of Darshan & other accused till September 12
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengaluru court extends judicial custody of Darshan & other accused till September 12

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru, A court here on Monday extended till September 12 the judicial custody of Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa along with his friend Pavithra Gowda and others, who are accused in the Renukaswamy murder case. All the 17 accused, including Darshan and Pavithra, were produced before the 24th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court through video conferencing from various prisons across the …

Bengaluru court extends judicial custody of actor Darshan & other accused till Aug 28
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengaluru court extends judicial custody of actor Darshan & other accused till Aug 28

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru, A court here on Wednesday extended till August 28 the judicial custody of Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa along with his friend Pavithra Gowda and others, who are accused in the Renukaswamy murder case. All the 17 accused, including Darshan and Pavithra, were produced before the magistrate through video conferencing from Bengaluru and Tumakuru prisons, where they are lodged, as …

Special court sentences two to life imprisonment, acquits three in Dabholkar murder case
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Special court sentences two to life imprisonment, acquits three in Dabholkar murder case

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: A Pune sessions court on Friday convicted two and acquitted three accused persons in the 11-year-old murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar. The remaining three accused persons — Dr Virendrasinh Tawade, Sanjeev Punalekar and his aide Vikram Bhave — were acquitted for insufficient evidence against them. In June 2016, the CBI arrested ENT surgeon Dr. Virendrasinh Tawde, who was linked …

To Bail or Not to Bail: Must Laws Differ For Crimes Of Similar Nature?
8 months, 1 week ago

To Bail or Not to Bail: Must Laws Differ For Crimes Of Similar Nature?

The Quint  

Gauri Lankesh’s case had attracted substantial attention globally. It is, therefore, hardly surprising that pending this prolonged delay, this case has branched into several appeals and applications before different courts over the last seven years. One was a bail application by one of the accused Mohan Nayak in 2023. Although Nayak was one of the co-accused of murder, he contended …

Lakhimpur Kheri Case| Supreme Court Asks UP Police & Prosecutor To Ensure Presence Of Witnesses To Avoid Delay In Trial
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lakhimpur Kheri Case| Supreme Court Asks UP Police & Prosecutor To Ensure Presence Of Witnesses To Avoid Delay In Trial

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, while hearing Ashish Mishra's bail plea in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, observed in its order that the public prosecutor and the local police need to take effective steps to ensure the presence of witnesses during Ashish Mishra's trial in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri incident. Today, Senior Advocate Siddhartha Dave, appearing for Mishra, apprised the …

Court denies bail to Gauri Lankesh murder case accused
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Court denies bail to Gauri Lankesh murder case accused

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Noting that the facts and circumstances of the case involving the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh indicate that the delay in ending the trial cannot be the reason for extending the benefit of bail, the Principal City Civil and Sessions Court declined to grant bail to Sujith Kumar alias Sujith SR, 37, who is accused No 13 in the …

Killing at Phagwara gurdwara: Murder charges slapped against nihang, sent to 7-day custody
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Killing at Phagwara gurdwara: Murder charges slapped against nihang, sent to 7-day custody

Hindustan Times  

Nine days after a 35-year-old youth was allegedly murdered at Phagwara gurdwara, the Kapurthala police have slapped murder charges against the accused nihang Ramandeep Singh. Nihang Ramandeep Singh Earlier, the accused was arrested under sections 304 and 295A of the Indian Penal Code. Kapurthala senior superintendent of police Vatsala Gupta said that section 302 of the IPC has been added …

Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea To Cancel Bail Of Accused In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea To Cancel Bail Of Accused In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case

Live Law  

In a recent development, Justices Vikram Nath and Satish Chandra Sharma of the Supreme Court issued notice in a plea challenging grant of bail to an accused in journalist Gauri Lankesh's murder case.The petition, moved by Lankesh's younger sister Kavita Lankesh, seeks cancellation of the bail granted to Mohan Nayak, who is alleged to have been a part of the …

Gauri Lankesh murder accused Mohan Nayak gets bail after delay in trial
1 year, 1 month ago

Gauri Lankesh murder accused Mohan Nayak gets bail after delay in trial

Hindustan Times  

Noted journalist Gauri Lankesh's murder accused, Mohan Nayak, was released out on bail by the Karnataka High Court on Friday. This comes days after Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah instructed authorities to set up a special court to try the killings of both Lankesh and famous litterateur M M Kalburgi. READ | Siddaramaiah directs steps to set up special court to …

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 …

Accused in Gauri Lankesh case gets bail after 5 years. Here is why
1 year, 1 month ago

Accused in Gauri Lankesh case gets bail after 5 years. Here is why

Op India  

On Thursday, the Karnataka High Court granted bail to one Mohan Nayak, who has been in custody for 5 years in connection to the Gauri Lankesh murder case. It must be noted that the Karnataka High Court in 2019 rejected the bail application of Mohan Nayak and asked the trial court to expedite the trial in the Gauri Lankesh murder …

Siddaramaiah directs steps to set up special court to try Gauri Lankesh, Kalburgi killings
1 year, 1 month ago

Siddaramaiah directs steps to set up special court to try Gauri Lankesh, Kalburgi killings

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday directed officials to initiate measures to set up a special court to try the killings of Gauri Lankesh and M M Kalburgi for speedy disposal of the matters. The left-leaning Lankesh, a journalist was killed in September, 2017 here allegedly by the same gang which had shot dead famous litterateur Kalburgi 2 years earlier …

Karnataka orders setting up of special courts for Lankesh, Kalburgi trials
1 year, 1 month ago

Karnataka orders setting up of special courts for Lankesh, Kalburgi trials

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said the state government has ordered setting up of special courts to hear the case pertaining to the murder of renowned Kannada writer MM Kalburgi and journalist Gauri Lankesh. Gauri Lankesh, was shot dead outside her home at Rajarajeshwarinagar in Bengaluru on September 5, 2017 The chief minister issued two directives to the state’s …

6 years on, activists seek speedy trial in Lankesh murder case
1 year, 4 months ago

6 years on, activists seek speedy trial in Lankesh murder case

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: As Tuesday marks the sixth anniversary of the assassination of activist and journalist Gauri Lankesh, her family and activists, who are unhappy with the slow pace of proceedings, are demanding a special fast-track court to conduct the trial on a day-to-day basis. An activist and a close associate of Gauri Lankesh requesting anonymity said, that the government should establish …

Kanjhawala death case: Accused agreed to drag Anjali stuck under car, prosecution to court
1 year, 5 months ago

Kanjhawala death case: Accused agreed to drag Anjali stuck under car, prosecution to court

India Today  

A hit-and-run case in which a 20-year-old woman was dragged to death while she was trapped under a car in Delhi's Kanjhawala area on New Year was a "horrific incident" where the four accused had agreed to drag the victim, the prosecution told a court during the arguments on framing of charges. The Delhi Police has levelled charges under Indian …

Upset that 2 were acquitted, says Malli, mother of tribal man killed in 2018
1 year, 9 months ago

Upset that 2 were acquitted, says Malli, mother of tribal man killed in 2018

Hindustan Times  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As Palakkad special judge KM Ratheesh Kumar convicted 14 people for killing a 27-year-old tribal man, Madhu, special public prosecutor Rajesh M Menon and the district’s superintendent of police R Viswanadh said they were happy with the verdict. I will go for appeal after consulting the public prosecutor,” Malli said, adding that she will wait for the court to …

Charges framed against Ashish Mishra, 13 others in Lakhimpur violence case
2 years, 1 month ago

Charges framed against Ashish Mishra, 13 others in Lakhimpur violence case

Hindustan Times  

The court of additional district judge on Tuesday framed charges against Ashish Mishra and 13 others in connection with the October 2021 violence in Lakhimpur Kheri’s Tikunia in which four farmers were killed. Ashish Mishra is the main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. District government counsel, Arvind Tripathi, said: “The ADJ-I court framed charges against all the 14 …

Lakhimpur Kheri Case: Supreme Court Asks Trial Court To Frame Charges In Case Against Ashish Mishra
2 years, 1 month ago

Lakhimpur Kheri Case: Supreme Court Asks Trial Court To Frame Charges In Case Against Ashish Mishra

Live Law  

While hearing the bail plea of Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, in connection with the farmer killings in Lakhimpur Kheri on Friday, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the Trial Court to fix the matter for framing of charges. The crime took place on October 3, 2021, when several farmers were holding protests against the visit of …

Karnataka High Court acquits all accused in 2012 RTI activist murder case
2 years, 1 month ago

Karnataka High Court acquits all accused in 2012 RTI activist murder case

Firstpost  

After the completion of the trial, the Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge court on 28 October 2020 found the accused guilty and sentenced them to life imprisonment Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has acquitted all the 12 accused in a case relating to the murder of RTI activist and editor of ‘Maha Prachanda’ newspaper Lingaraju back in 2012 citing …

No Default Bail U/S 167 CrPC If Chargesheet Filed Before Arrest: Karnataka HC Rejects Accused Plea In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case
2 years, 2 months ago

No Default Bail U/S 167 CrPC If Chargesheet Filed Before Arrest: Karnataka HC Rejects Accused Plea In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Hrishikesh Devdikar, an accused in the journalist Gauri Lankesh murder case, seeking default bail under section 167 of the Criminal Procedure Code. A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj said that the accused would not be entitled to the benefit under Section 167 CrPC if the charge sheet was …

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, 4 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 …

Lakhimpur Kheri case SIT told UP govt to scrap Ashish Misra's bail twice
2 years, 9 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri case SIT told UP govt to scrap Ashish Misra's bail twice

India Today  

The Supreme Court-appointed committee has filed its status report in the Lakhimpur Kheri case. It said that the Special Investigation Team probing the case had recommended the cancellation of the bail granted to prime accused Ashish Mishra twice to the Uttar Pradesh government. Ashish Misra was accused of running over farmers who were in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh while …

Lakhimpur Kheri case | Supreme Court to hear on March 16 plea challenging bail for Ashish Mishra
2 years, 9 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri case | Supreme Court to hear on March 16 plea challenging bail for Ashish Mishra

The Hindu  

March 15, 2022 01:30 pm | Updated 01:30 pm IST - NEW DELHI The Supreme Court has scheduled for March 16 the hearing of an appeal filed by families of farmers killed in Lakhimpur Kheri against bail granted to an accused, the son of a Union Minister. The families have argued that the decision of the Allahabad High Court to …

Gauri Lankesh Murder: Karnataka High Court Directs Jail Superintendent To Provide Treatment To Accused In Private Hospital
2 years, 10 months ago

Gauri Lankesh Murder: Karnataka High Court Directs Jail Superintendent To Provide Treatment To Accused In Private Hospital

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Superintendent of Jail to shift and provided treatment to K T Naveen Kumar, an accused in the journalist Gauri Lankesh murder case, in a private hospital. A single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan while allowing the petition, set aside the order of Special Court dated December 31, 2021 and said, "The Superintendent …

10 convicted for 21-yr-old Dalit man’s murder in Tamil Nadu
2 years, 10 months ago

10 convicted for 21-yr-old Dalit man’s murder in Tamil Nadu

Hindustan Times  

A Madurai court on Saturday convicted 10 people of killing a 21-year-old Dalit man, whose headless body was found on the railway tracks in Tamil Nadu’s Namakkal district in 2015. Police said that the convicts belonging to the Gounder community, a backward yet powerful caste, were enraged by V Gokulraj, a Dalit man, talking to a woman from their community …

10 convicted in 2015 Gokulraj murder case in Tamil Nadu
2 years, 10 months ago

10 convicted in 2015 Gokulraj murder case in Tamil Nadu

India Today  

The Madurai special sessions court on Saturday convicted 10 people including the main accused, S Yuvaraj, former president of Dheeran Chinnamalai Peravai, and nine others in the murder case of 21-year-old Gokulraj in Tamil Nadu. The Gokulraj murder case is related to the murder of a Dalit man, Gokulraj. The murder case developed further when Gokulraj's family released a phone …

7 years since Govind Pansare was shot, trial still not begun
2 years, 10 months ago

7 years since Govind Pansare was shot, trial still not begun

The Hindu  

It has been seven years since rationalist and anti-superstition activist Govind Pansare was shot but the trial has still not begun. Special Public Prosecutor Harshad Nimbalkar said, “The trial court at Kolhapur has still not framed charges against the accused. The next date is now February 23.” ‘Pace is very unsatisfactory’ Talking to The Hindu, Pansare’s daughter-in-law Megha Pansare said, …

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 …

Karnataka High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Public Prosecutor Accused Of Raping Law Intern
3 years ago

Karnataka High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Public Prosecutor Accused Of Raping Law Intern

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to Special Public Prosecutor K S N Rajesh accused of sexual assault and attempt to rape by a law student working in his office. Advocate Dilraj Jude Rohit Sequeira appearing for the petitioner said that, "On perusal of records especially the statement of the complaint does not attract the provisions …

Lakhimpur violence: Court allows SIT to replace lesser charges with attempt to murder
3 years ago

Lakhimpur violence: Court allows SIT to replace lesser charges with attempt to murder

India Today  

A court on Tuesday allowed the SIT probing the Lakhimpur Kheri violence to add the charge of attempt to murder in the FIR against the accused, including Union minister Ajay Mishra's son, after the inquiry team said it was a "pre-planned conspiracy". "Chief judicial magistrate Chinta Ram allowed the special investigators to add IPC sections 307, 326 and sections 3/25/30 …

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Court defers hearing of Ashish Misra's bail plea to Nov 15
3 years, 2 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Court defers hearing of Ashish Misra's bail plea to Nov 15

India Today  

A court here on Wednesday deferred till November 15 the hearing on the bail application of Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish and two others in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. Eight people were killed in the October 3 violence, which took place during a protest over Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya visit to Lakhimpur Kheri. The …

Gauri Lankesh Murder: SC Sets Aside HC Order Quashing Charge Sheet Against Accused for KCOCA Offences
3 years, 2 months ago

Gauri Lankesh Murder: SC Sets Aside HC Order Quashing Charge Sheet Against Accused for KCOCA Offences

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the Karnataka High Court order quashing the charge sheet against an accused in the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh for purported offences under provisions of the Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act. A bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar allowed the pleas filed by the state and Gauri Lankesh's sister Kavitha Lankesh …

Supreme Court Restores KCOCA Charges Against Accused In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case
3 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Restores KCOCA Charges Against Accused In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday restored the charges under Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act against accused Mohan Nayak in the Gauri Lankesh murder cases for September 8, 2021. Allowing an appeal filed by Gauri Lankesh's sister Kavita Lankesh, a bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar set aside the judgment of the Karnataka High Court which …

Supreme Court to hear plea of Gauri Lankesh's sister against high court order
3 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court to hear plea of Gauri Lankesh's sister against high court order

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Wednesday a petition by Kavitha Lankesh, the sister of murdered activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh, in connection with the dropping of criminal charges against Mohan Nayak, one of the accused in the case. The murder of Gauri Lankesh triggered a massive outrage across India with citizens voicing their protests against the alleged repression of …

4 Years, 17 Arrests, Chargesheets Running Into Pages But No Trial: Revisiting The Gauri Lankesh Murder
3 years, 4 months ago

4 Years, 17 Arrests, Chargesheets Running Into Pages But No Trial: Revisiting The Gauri Lankesh Murder

News 18  

Four years after journalist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead in cold blood outside her residence in Bengaluru on September 5, 2017, the trial in the murder case is yet to begin. Last month, police filed a chargesheet in Manipal against main accused Amol Kale for the illegal procurement of SIM cards used for planning and execution of the murder, as …

'Failure To Take Cognizance Immediately Doesn't Make Detention Illegal" : Karnataka High Court Denies Bail To Accused In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case
3 years, 5 months ago

'Failure To Take Cognizance Immediately Doesn't Make Detention Illegal" : Karnataka High Court Denies Bail To Accused In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case

Live Law  

Observing that "the appellant cannot take the benefit of delay in taking cognizance in order to claim statutory bail," the Karnataka High Court recently dismissed a petition seeking bail filed by Mohan Nayak who is an accused in the journalist Gauri Lankesh murder case. But on 23.8.2018, the investigating officer made an application to the Special Court under Section 22 …

Gauri Lankesh murder: 'Decide bail plea of accused uninfluenced by HC order', says Supreme Court
3 years, 6 months ago

Gauri Lankesh murder: 'Decide bail plea of accused uninfluenced by HC order', says Supreme Court

India TV News  

The Supreme Court has asked the Karnataka High Court to decide the bail plea of one of the accused in the murder of activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh without being influenced by an order quashing charges against him. The top court sought a response from the Karnataka government on a plea made by sister of slain journalist challenging the dropping of organised …

SC decision on dropping of KCOCA against Lankesh’s killer key to probe
3 years, 6 months ago

SC decision on dropping of KCOCA against Lankesh’s killer key to probe

Hindustan Times  

The outcome of the plea filed by slain journalist Gauri Lankesh’s sister, challenging the dropping of charges under the Karnataka Control of Organized Crime Act 2000 against one of the accused in the murder case, holds the key to the future of the murder investigation, say police officers and lawyers in the know of the developments. Kavitha Lankesh, a filmmaker, …

SC notice to govt on dropping of charges against Lankesh’s killer
3 years, 6 months ago

SC notice to govt on dropping of charges against Lankesh’s killer

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Karnataka government and state police on a plea filed by slain journalist Gauri Lankesh’s sister challenging the dropping of charge under the Karnataka Control of Organized Crime Act 2000 against one of the accused. HT Image Kavitha Lankesh, working as a filmmaker, had approached the court for staying the …

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 …

Murder: Supplementary chargesheet against ex-Karnataka Minister
3 years, 11 months ago

Murder: Supplementary chargesheet against ex-Karnataka Minister

The Hindu  

The CBI has filed a supplementary chargesheet against former Karnataka Minister Vinay Kulkarni and two others in connection with the murder of Yogesh Gowda, then zilla panchayat member, in June 2016. The CBI said its probe revealed that the former Minister had personal enmity and political rivalry with the victim, who had declined the request to step back from contesting …

ATS takes custody of Gauri Lankesh murder accused in arms haul case
4 years, 11 months ago

ATS takes custody of Gauri Lankesh murder accused in arms haul case

India TV News  

A court in Mumbai on Thursday remanded Hrishikesh Devdikar, arrested in the journalist Gauri Lankesh murder, in the custody of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad which is probing the 2018 Nalasopara arms haul case. The ATS took his custody from the Karnataka authorities and produced him before a court in Mumbai on Thursday, a senior official said. The ATS had in 2018 …

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