Karnataka Govt Has Key Info on Gauri Lankesh Murderers: Home Minister

Team Udayavani, Nov 11, 2017, 3:15 PM IST

Bengaluru: Karnataka government has received crucial hint on the culprits who murdered senior Kannada journalist Gauri Lankesh and the suspects will be nabbed by the police as early as possible, said Karnataka Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy speaking in an interaction with media here in the state capital on Saturday.

Special Investigation team (SIT) which investigates the murder case has obtained crucial information on the culprits and the details can’t be shared with media as it could adversely impact the progress of the investigation into the case, minister added.

Speaking on Narendra Dabholkar murder case the minister said that Maharashtra police still investigating Narendra Dabholkar murder case and they haven’t yet get crucial information on the culprits. However, Karnataka police have managed to gather key hint on the murder of Gauri Lankesh and the culprits would-be arrested soon, he said.