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SIT Seek Public Help To Resolve Gauri Lankesh Murder Case:- Public help has been sought by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), to help solve the heinous crime involved in killing the senior journalist and social activist Gauri Lankesh. The SIT is headed by IGP (Intelligence) BK Singh.
Gauri Lankesh was murdered outside her Bengaluru residence on Tuesday evening. In their twitter handle, a phone number and an email id has been circulated by the Bengaluru Police for people to share any information they might have on the case.
“General public is requested, any information on #GauriLankeshkillers. Public can call or email @09480800202, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.,” the tweet read.
General public is requested , any information on #GauriLankesh killers. Public can call or email @ 09480800202, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. pic.twitter.com/O7HLcGgzgp
— BengaluruCityPolice (@BlrCityPolice) September 7, 2017
Meanwhile, a meeting was held on Friday by the Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, along with state Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy to assess the progress of the investigation. An announcement was made by the state home Minister on Friday that Rs 10 lakh reward would be given for any clue related to Gauri Lankesh murder.
According to the source, the footage shows Gauri Lankesh parking her white Toyota Etios in front of the gate between 7.45-7.55 pm on Tuesday night. She steps out of the car, with the keys still in the ignition, to open the gate and park the car inside. As she walks towards the gate, a man wearing a helmet and a jacket enters the frame, pulls out a pistol and fires a single shot at Gauri who had by then half-opened the gate. Earlier, Kavita, sister of Gauri Lankesh, said she was optimistic that the killer will be nabbed soon. “Though we can’t give any deadline to them (SIT), we also cannot wait for two years like in the case of Dr MM Kalburgi. If nothing happens in two weeks, we will ask for a CBI probe.”
Around seven bullets were fired at journalist Gauri Lankesh at her doorstep, on Tuesday evening, when she was about to enter her Bengaluru house. Three bullets hit her – two in her chest and one in the forehead. The investigating teams suspect the murder was well planned.
“Usually, she left office and reached home only after 9 pm. But on Tuesday, she was early by an hour. But still the assailants managed to get her, which suggests that there was a proper ground work by them,” an official said. The location was an advantage for the assailants as there were no houses for more than 100 metres on both sides of her house as 3-4 sites are vacant.
There are two under-construction apartments, in front of her house and no one had reportedly seen the assailants. In addition, the roads were sparsely lit. While there is one street light is front of her house, the next one is around 400 metres away. The locality also has many cross roads, making it easy for the assailants to escape.
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