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Gauri Lankesh Murder Case: SIT reveals sketches of suspects
Bengaluru, Oct 14 (IBNS): More than a month after the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh,the Special Investigation Team (SIT), which was constituted by the Karnataka government, revealed the sketches of the suspects on Saturday.
The SIT has revealed three sketches of two suspects.
Out of the three, two sketches have been drawn of one suspect, as they have been made as per the direction of two different people.
Two prime suspects have been identified, IGP Karnataka DK Singh said.
Singh said the CCTV footage outside Lankesh's house helped them in probing.
He even said the suspects, who have been staying in Bengaluru for a week before committing the murder, carried out a recce.
"Minimum seven days the suspects stayed in Bengaluru" Singh said at the press conference.
The SIT has probed the professional angle of Lankesh in the murder case, though Singh said the investigating team is probing other angles as well.
"All angles are still open" Singh said.
He also said Lankesh's murder has no resemblance to murders of rationalists like Narendra Dabholkar and MM Kalburgi.
The age group of the suspects are expected to be between 25 and 35, the IGP added.
Lankesh, a popular journalist who took stands against Right-wing ideology, was shot three times by some unknown assailants outside her residence last month.
Lankesh, 55, was the editor of a Kannada weekly Lankesh Patrikewas.
Gauri Lankesh's murder had sparked country-wide protests.
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