Gauri Lankesh murder: SIT arrests man for giving false statement
Bengaluru, July 26: The SIT officials arrested a person on charges of giving false statement to the investigating officials in Gauri Lankesh murder case. The arrested is identified as H L Suresh (36) of Herur in Kunigal taluk in Tumkuru district.
It is said that Suresh had rented a house to the main accused in Gauri Lankesh murder case- Amol Kale, Parashuram Waghmore and Praveen Kumar at Sunkadakatte in Bengaluru. But when the investigating officers interrogated the owner of the house, he said that he had rented his house for those who came seeing the advertisement and he did not know much information about the accused. But when the investigation was intensified, it came to light that Suresh himself had given shelter to the accused in his house.
Before killing Gauri Lankesh, Suresh had provided shelter to all the accused. Accused Parashuram Waghmore had revealed this to the investigating officers during interrogation. Based on this clue, the SIT officials arrested Suresh in Tumkur on Wednesday.
11th accused
With the arrest of Suresh, the number of accused arrested in the case has gone up to 11. So far, 10 accused including Amol Kale, Parashuram Waghmore, Naveen Kumar, Mohan Nayak, Rajesh Bangera and others were arrested.
After arresting Suresh, the SIT officials produced him before the Third ACMM court on Thursday and he was remanded to judicial custody.
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Delhi: Father, son held for killing 19-year-old woman in suspected honour killing
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has arrested a man and his son for allegedly murdering his 19-year-old daughter in west Delhi's Hari Nagar area, an official said on Friday.
The case first came to light on April 1 after a PCR call was received around 2 pm, alleging that a woman had been killed by her family members and her body was being taken for last rites, he said.
The accused, identified as Mohammad Maneer (55), a vegetable vendor, and his son Meraj Ali (19), were arrested in connection with the case, the officer said.
The victim had been in a relationship with a man from her native place for the past two years, which was opposed by her father, Maneer and brother Meraj, he said.
"When the girl did not end the relationship despite objections, the family killed her," the officer said.
On April 1, the police said that when their team reached the spot, they found that the woman's body was being taken for burial.
Acting on the input, the burial process was stopped over suspicion of honour killing.
"Police intercepted the family members and took possession of the body," he said.
Police said that the man who had made the PCR told them that the woman was in love with his cousin.
During the inquiry, police also interacted with the PCR caller, who said his cousin, a friend of the deceased, had informed him about the situation and suspected foul play, prompting him to alert the police control room.
The body of the woman was subsequently shifted to the mortuary of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital for preservation and postmortem.
Police said that both the crime team and the forensic science laboratory (FSL) team were called to inspect the scene and collect evidence.
Police said that, as per the postmortem report, the cause of death was identified as smothering, indicating that the woman was suffocated.
A preliminary inquiry also revealed that the family had initiated preparations for the last rites soon after the woman's death, raising suspicion about the circumstances.
Initial investigation pointed to the family's opposition to the woman's relationship.
"The family members of the woman saw her with the man, and she was taken back home. We got to know that she was beaten up and even locked inside the house for some days," a source said.
Further investigation into the matter is underway, police added.
