BJP MLA Raja Singh felicitates lawyers representing Gauri Lankesh, Narendra Dabholkar murder accused
Telangana: BJP MLA Raja Singh has felicitated the advocates representing the accused in the murder cases of journalist Gauri Lankesh and rationalist Narendra Dabholkar. The event, organized by the Hindutva group Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, took place during the Vaishvik Hindu Rashtra Mahotsav in Goa between June 24 and 30.
The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, considered an offshoot of the extremist Hindutva group Sanatan Sanstha, hosted the event where Singh honored four advocates: P. Krishnamurthy, Umashankar Megundi, Divya Megundi, and Avinash Masuti. These lawyers represent the main accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder case. Gauri Lankesh was shot dead outside her home in Bengaluru on September 5, 2017. The primary accused, Amol Kale, a former leader of the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, allegedly orchestrated the murder plot. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) found that 18 individuals were involved in the crime.
Singh, who has faced 101 cases in Hyderabad, 18 of which are communal in nature, also honored advocates Prakash Salsingkar, Ghanshyam Upadhyaya, Mrunal Wyavahare Sakhare, and Smita Desai. These lawyers represented the accused in the murder of Narendra Dabholkar, a rationalist and founder of the Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti, who was shot dead near the Omkareshwar Temple in Pune on August 13, 2013. In May 2024, a special court in Pune convicted Sachin Andure and Sharad Kalaskar for Dabholkar's murder. Kalaskar is also an accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder case.
The Karnataka state spokesperson of the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti shared images of the felicitation on social media. The event reportedly saw the attendance of around 800 delegates from across the country, according to the Samiti's website.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
