Bengaluru police seeks public help to catch Gauri Lankesh's killers

Bengaluru police reach out to citizens for help to nab Gauri Lankesh's killers. The police have asked the public to share information regarding the case. Any info can be shared with the police by dialling 9480800202 or by sending e-mails to sit.glankesh@ksp.gov.in.

The Bengaluru city police have now reached out to the general public to help them track down the killers of prominent journalist Gauri Lankesh.

The police have registered a case and a Special Investigation Team (SIT) had been constituted under Inspector General of Police (Intelligence) BK Singh to investigate the killing, the Bengaluru police, in a statement, said a case had been registered at the Rajarajeshwari Nagar police station under section 302 of the
IPC (punishment for murder) and section 25 of the Arms Act.

The police also asked the public to share information regarding the case by dialling 9480800202 or by sending e-mails to sit.glankesh@ksp.gov.in.

Lankesh (55), known for her anti-establishment voice with acrid anti-right wing views, was shot dead from a close range by unknown assailants at her residence here on Tuesday.

Lankesh, a writer, publisher and an editor, had returned home in her car. As she was opening the gate of the vehicle, the motorcycle-borne assailants sprayed bullets on her with two hitting her in the chest and one on the forehead, the police had said.