Tuesday, 5 September 2017

Gauri Lankesh Journalist Murdered

Journalist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead outside his home in Bangalore; Information and Broadcasting Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore condemned the attack on journalists, the police filed an FIR.


Senior journalist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead in Bangalore yesterday. The Karnataka Police Chief said that the assailants shot him dead at the entrance of his residence in the Raj Rajari area. Lankesh used to edit Kannada Tabloid Gauri Lankesh Magazine. The police has registered an FIR in this case. Karnataka Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy condemned the incident and termed it as unfortunate. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarai Vijayan also condoled the murder of Lankesh. Cabinet minister Rajyavardhana Rathore has condemned the murder of senior journalist Gauri and has said that he opposes any kind of violence against journalists. The RSS unit of state has also expressed grief over the death of Lankesh.

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