Gauri Lankesh murder: Accused along with his wife stayed in Ashrama?
Bengaluru, June 8: One of the accused in journalist Gauri Lankesh murder, KT Naveen Kumar of Sangh Parivar, who was arrested in the case, had stayed in a Mangaluru Ashrama along with his wife, on the day Gauri was killed, sources in the SIT said.
On September 5, 2017, Gauri Lankesh was shot dead. On the same day, Naveen Kumar had reached his house at Maddur from Bengaluru in a hurry and took his wife to the Ashrama. With this, he tried to prove that he has no role in the murder case, sources said.
Wife’s version
The statement of his wife CS Roopa has given support to the SIT to prove Naveen’s involvement in the murder. Naveen told his wife that he is going to Hubballi to participate in a religious programme. But he returned home on the next day and said that he lost his bag in the train. He said as he was not feeling well, he asked her to accompany him to go to Mangaluru. They have reached Mangaluru on September 5 night. One car was waiting for them to take them to the Sanatana Ashrama from the bus stand. They have watched the news of Gauri Lankesh in the television on the next day morning, sources said.
SIT officials have mentioned in the charge sheet filed on May 28 that his wife Roopa had disclosed his relationship with Sanathana Samstha and he had taken her to various places like Shivamogga and others for its programmes.
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Tumkur: 24-year-old rider killed in car-bike head-on collision in Tiptur
Tiptur: A 24-year-old rider was killed on the spot in a head-on collision between his motorbike and a car near Bidiregudi of Kasaba hobli in the taluk.
The deceased rider, Vijay Kumar, was a resident of BL Koppalu Basaveshwara Nagara in Kasaba hobli, Arsikere taluk.
He was reportedly returning home after work at a welding factory near TM Manjunath Nagar Gate, Tiptur, when a car coming from the opposite direction collided with his bike near Bidiregudi. Vijay Kumar is said to have died at the spot due to the impact of the collision.
Locals have blamed the lack of signboards and other precautionary measures amid the construction of a four-lane national highway in the area, mainly between Bidiregudi and Konehalli. They have said that the carelessness of the National Highway Authorities of India (NHAI) has led to frequent accidents in the region.
“A meeting of officers from various government departments, including the police, was held recently under the chairmanship of the local legislator, but several NHAI officials were reportedly absent. Despite the meeting, officials appear careless in implementing safety measures, leading to a rise in accidents,” the locals said, demanding immediate action from the concerned authorities.
