Bengaluru: Gauri Lankesh murder: Main suspects identified, SIT releases sketches


Bengaluru, Oct 14 (Agencies) : The Karnataka Police SIT on Saturday released sketches of suspects who allegedly shot dead journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh outside her Bengaluru residence last month.

The SIT also released sketch of one of the suspects who reportedly conducted a recce ahead of the murder. A video of the recce will be released shortly.

As per sources, the SIT is pinning its hopes on the public for providing more details about the suspects and the two-wheeler that was used in the crime.

Lankesh, a known critic of right-wing Hindu extremism, was shot to death by unknown assailants outside her home on September 5, who came with an accomplice on a motorcycle.

According to sources, the portraits were prepared using enhanced footage from CCTV cameras at Lankesh's residence that captured the recce as well as the shooting. The SIT also took note of eyewitnesses who claimed to have seen the suspects in the area prior to the crime.

However, the quality of the enhanced images is believed to not be very good.

The SIT has, despite the blurred CCTV footage, managed to ascertain the colour and model of the motorcycle and a deity imprint on the front fairing.

One of the key findings in the investigation into the journalist-cum-activist's murder has so far been the forensic report that the 7.65 mm country-made pistol was possibly used to kill Lankesh as well as noted Kannada scholar MM Kalburgi.

Kalburgi was shot dead on the morning of 30 August 2015 at his residence in Dharwad district of Karnataka by two unidentified men.

The report has led to the theory that both Kalburgi and Lankesh were killed by the same set of people.

Karnataka Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy over the past few weeks has been asserting that the SIT probing the murder of Lankesh has identified the killer and that they are gathering a strong case against them.

  

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  • mahesh, Mangalore

    Sun, Oct 15 2017

    Looks like time pass tactics by siddu

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  • Lawrence, Mangalore

    Sun, Oct 15 2017

    Khoda pahad nikli chuhiya..!

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  • Langoolacharya., Belman/Wash DC.

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    People,

    Last photo looks like Yeddy in 1972, when he was Municipal president of Shikaripur Town Municipality.....Wow........

    ...JH...

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  • Langoolacharya., Belman/Wash DC.

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    Looks like Yeddy, Shobhakka and Mattaru already disagreed with my comments...waiting for Sir Jossey and few more to caste their Votes!!!....

    ...JH...

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  • Desi Admi, Mangalore

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    The state govt will drag till the elections and will blame some rss guy and later once the Plans of Khangress is done they will release the Rss guy saying it was a false allegation against the Rss and the guy arrested was innocent. .Khangress baap of all cheatings.

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Bengaluru/Katapadi

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    Hope for the best results in detecting the culprits with this new clues

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  • Mahendra Shetty, Mumbai Mangalore

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    WHAT A SHAME,...AFTER WASTING SO MANY DAYS IN THE NAME OF INQUIRY THE NIDDERAMAYYA ARMY IS RELEASING SO CALLED SKETCHES.....

    WOW WHAT A ACHIEVEMENT OF CHOR PARTY'S POLICE FORCE......ACTUALLY THEY DON'T WANT TO CATCH REAL CULPRIT AS IT WILL EXPOSE THEIR REAL STAND ON GAURIS KILLER.....

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  • J.F.D SOUZA, Attavar, Mangalore

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    Whats the use in showing the sketches of killers? Why not arresting them? Arrest them immediately.

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  • SUNNY DSOUZA, MARNIMIKATTE MANGALORE

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    Simply time pass

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  • shihab, mangalore

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    There is cctv footage of shoot out. track through cctv footage . take cctv footage of 1km area were the incident took place

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    Nobody has the right to kill or thrash any other person.

    Those who support in material and finance are one among the culprit.

    FOLLOW THE LAWS OF THE LAND.

    THOSE DO NOT FOLLOW AND TAKE UP THE SWORD WILL PERISH ONE DAY OR THE OTHER WILL NEVER ESCAPE.

    MATTHEW 26:52

    Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

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  • Anirudh P, Bengaluru

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    TO ALL DONGIES WHO ATE BUSY IN GIVING PRAVACHAN HERE.....

    YOU DON'T HAVE TO BREAK YOUR HEAD ON WHO KILLED GOWRI. CID WILL DO THAT TO NAB AND PUNISH THE CULPRITS.

    YOUR SERVICE OF GIVING SERMONS IS REQUIRED IN NEWS WHICH SAYS EIGHT PEOPLE GOT KILLED IN BANGALORE DUE TO MISMANAGEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN BANGALORE.

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  • Glany Fernandes, Mangalore

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    You are also a citizen, why can't you....

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  • Juliet N Prabhu, Mangalore

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    The police have released the sketch of murderers which is yet to be proved. The case may not lead to conclusion. This is only a face saving move .

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  • Indian, Bangalore

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    They look like COWards

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  • Desi Admi, Mlore /Mumbai

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    To me it looks like a disgruntled minority activists.

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  • Peter, KSA

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    By appearance he looks like supporter of Gandhiji's killer. Strayed youth, born to unfortunate parents.

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  • krishna bhatta, Mangalore

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    Looks alike Salman khan, Sharukh khan.

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  • Mahathma, Mangalore

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    May it matches to innocent??? 07 look likes in the whole world!!! might match all those and punished... very poor gesture and practices running in our law and order

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  • SN, MANGALORE

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    Nothing understood

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  • Shankara Narayana, BENGALURU

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    Is "Hinduism don't have father, mother" is called "Critic of right wing extremism"?!!

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  • sri_elder, Karkala

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    If they had captured kalburgi murderers probably gowri would have been saved. We don't know how many more will die due to those serial killers

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  • Roshan, Abu Dhabi

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    Masters of these killers should be eliminated in cold blood, then only future killings would be stopped

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  • Rathan, Mangalore

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    Then what was the HM was telling ?,police have already identified
    the killers and gathering evidence ?what type of statement is this ?
    Just trying to fool Karnataka ppl just like telling roads got bad
    due to rains ?
    Whole khangress party has become nidde party

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  • Girish, Kudla

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    Chaiwala party become roaming and bol bachhan party with fake promises

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  • I wish I was there, Bahrain

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    So get to work.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    Right Wing 'KA BAJ GAYA BAJA' ...

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  • sri_elder, Karkala

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    Kai government totally failed.
    They should have captured serial killers instead of blaming other parties

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    They have captured pictures for you to Defend ...

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  • Mahathma, Mangalore

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    this is what happening since 70 years........ those pics are matching who are holding those!!! isn't it???

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  • G M Hegde, Udupi

    Sat, Oct 14 2017

    An attempt to cool down tempers of Bangalore from killer potholes and poor infrastructure by diverting attention to SIT.

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