Belagavi/ Bengaluru, June 21: SIT officials have brought Parashuram Waghmore, the main accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder case, to the Western Ghats range in Khanapur in Belagavi district where he reportedly got gun training.

During investigation, Parashuram had revealed that he had got pistol training Belagavi forest area. Considering this seriously, the SIT officers have brought Parashuram to the spot and inspected, sources said.

Confirming on bringing the accused to the district, a senior police officer of the district said that he does not have the details about the places he will be taken to.

The SIT officials have been collecting the information on who trained him and who provided him the pistol. Apart from these, the SIT officials have also interrogated some locals about his relationship. It is also said that Parashuram has some links of Kolhapur and SIT officials would take him to there and interrogate him.

Police sources also confirmed that after inspecting the places and collecting details on Thursday, Parashuram would be taken to Bengaluru.

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Panaji (PTI): Police have busted an Indian Premier League (IPL) betting racket operating out of a house in South Goa, arresting four persons, an official said on Sunday.

A team from Verna police raided the premises in the Shindolim area of Sancoale village near Vasco on Saturday night and caught the accused red-handed while accepting bets on the cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals, he said.

The accused, Pranjal Tiwari (23), Amar Dawda (33), Shashank Kumar Sahu (19) and Sandeep Singh (23), hailed from Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, and were staying in a rented premises.

As many as 10 mobile phones, two laptops, a tablet, an internet router with a signal receiver and cash worth Rs 37,000 were seized from the house, the official said, adding that a case has been registered under the Goa, Daman and Diu Public Gambling Act.