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The Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the gauri lankesh murder case visited Belagavi along with the 18th accused who was nabbed earlier this month.

People from all walks of life on Wedensday gathered at Gandhi Pratima in Hazratganj to protest against the murder of famous writer, journalist and social activist gauri lankesh. Lankesh was murdered at her home in Bengaluru earlier on Tuesday.

As Congress continued its Bharat Jodo Yatra in Karnataka, party leader Rahul Gandhi was joined on Friday by slain journalist gauri lankesh’s sister Kavita and mother Indira.

By murdering gauri lankesh, they have created more people like her in society, said B T Venkatesh, a senior advocate who represented the Bangalore-based activist’s cases in courts, on Saturday.

The special investigation team probing the 2017 murder of journalist-activist gauri lankesh will soon get in touch with Belagavi police after the latter found four abandoned country-made pistols at Waghawade village in the district last week.

Khushbu said she felt she would be "failing as a human" and "as an Indian who firmly believes...in democracy" if she didn't speak out now.

The man suspected to have pulled the trigger on journalist-activist gauri lankesh was detained in Maharashtra by a team of Karnataka police officers on Monday. The Special Investigation Team probing the case is tightlipped about the development.

The suspect, Rushikesh Devdikar (44), was arrested from Katras in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Thursday. He was named in an earlier chargesheet filed in the murder case. A local court in Dhanbad allowed the Karnataka team to take Devdikar on a three-day transit remand.

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Days after the SIT arrested the alleged killer of journalist-activist gauri lankesh, shot dead here nine months ago, her family on Saturday expressed satisfaction over the probe, saying it was moving in the right direction and they will get justice.

Karnataka govt has announced Rs 10 lakh reward to anyone who provides clues about the killing of senior journalist gauri lankesh. Bengaluru police had on Thursday asked public to share any information that they may have in connection with the case through a specific phone number and e-mail id.

Karnataka expressed outrage at the dastardly killing of senior journalist gauri lankesh in Bangalore.

Congress has condemned the honoring of two men accused of murdering journalist gauri lankesh in 2017, who were released on bail. The Congress party stated that saffron symbolizes courage and sacrifice, while the right-wing group responsible said the men were unfairly imprisoned.

In a refreshing initiative, Thrissur corporation has named a newly-started park after slain journalist gauri lankesh.

The special investigation team (SIT) probing the murder of journalist gauri lankesh has not found any evidence to establish the role of Naxalites in the killing, according to highly placed police sources.

Two police officers from Pune have approached the special court for Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act (KCOCA) cases seeking permission to question Amol Kale and Vasudev Suryavanshi, among the accused in journalist-activist gauri lankesh's murder case and lodged in Central Prison.

The Sri Ram Sene chief , Pramod Muthalik yesterday likened slain Bengaluru journalist gauri lankesh to a dog, reported Times Now. He made this comparison while hitting out at critics who have been asking PM Narendra Modi to break his silence on Lankesh, who was murdered last September.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday attacked Congress-led Karnataka government for "slow pace of investigation" and "no concrete lead till the date" in the journalist-activist gauri lankesh murder case.

The court had heard the arguments of Amrutesh and senior public prosecutor Nirmal Rani on Tuesday and reserved its verdict.

According to eye witnesses, the 55-year-old journalist was standing near the gate of her house when three men on a motor bike sprayed her with bullets. The incident took place at around 8.25pm.

evening stating it was journalist-activist gauri lankesh's mother Indira Lankesh who helped SIT sleuths prepare sketches of the suspected assailants.

Journalist Gouri Lankesh (52) was shot dead at her residence in Rajarajeshwari Nagar on Tuesday evening, reportedly by three men, just as she had got home from work.