Gauri Lankesh murder: Karnataka govt sends report to Home ministry

The report mentioned that the state govt had set up special investigation team to probe the case

Gauri Lankesh
Firebrand editor Gauri Lankesh shot dead at her residence in Bengaluru
Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Sep 09 2017 | 11:34 AM IST
The Home ministry has received a report from the Karnataka government on the killing of senior journalist Gauri Lankesh by unidentified persons in Bengaluru, an official said.

The state chief secretary in his factual report gave a detailed account of the sensational killing and the follow-up action by the police.

The report also mentioned that the state government had set up a special investigation team to probe the case and find out those involved in the murder of the 55-year-old journalist, the Home ministry official said.

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The report came after the ministry asked the Karnataka government to inform it about the details of the incident.

The report was sought after Home Minister Rajnath Singh asked Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba to do so.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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First Published: Sep 09 2017 | 11:25 AM IST

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