25 lakhs offered for confessing to Gauri murder: Alleges Waghmore
Bengaluru: SIT officials offered to give Rs.25 lakh to my family if I confess that I gunned down activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh, alleged the prime accused Parashuram Waghmore.
Ten accused in the case were brought to the city court after completion of the judicial custody. Meanwhile, speaking to press persons from the police van, he alleged that the SIT officers threatened to arrest his family members if he does not confess to the crime.
What did Waghmore say?
We have been targeted in the Gauri murder case. But we did not commit any crime. The investigating officers have forcibly recorded our statements. They offered Rs 25 lakh for our family members if we confess to the crime, he alleged.
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Delhi: Boy stabbed to death over 'controversial' social media comments, 2 juveniles held
New Delhi (PTI): A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death at Ramleela ground in northwest Delhi for allegedly making social media comments that police described as "controversial", an official said on Wednesday.
According to the police, the assailants, also minors, attacked him with a knife, inflicting multiple stab wounds.
"A PCR call was received in the Shalimar Bagh Police Station regarding an injured boy lying in Ramleela ground. The police team reached the spot and found him with multiple stab wounds," a police officer said.
He was working as a labourer in a banquet hall for the last two days, the officer said. An FIR was registered and the police apprehended two juveniles in the case.
Preliminary investigation reveals that the deceased was stabbed due to an ongoing enmity, the officer said.
During questioning, the accused told the police that the victim had made "controversial comments" against them on social media. Following which, they intercepted him at Ramleela ground and stabbed him. He died on the spot, officer said.
"We have recovered a dagger and the victim's mobile phone. Further investigation in the case is underway," he added.
