Gauri Lankesh murder case: Plot hatched in cop’s house !
Bengaluru: A special investigation team has reported that the accused in the murder of Journalist Gauri Lankesh had hired a police officer’s home and hatched the plot there itself.
Suresh Kumar, a resident of Tumkur, had hired the house belonging to an ACB Inspector in Seegehalli on Magadi Road to reside with his wife and children. After few days, he sent his family to the town and allowed Amul kale of Pune, Maharashtra’s Sujit Kumar and other accused to stay in the house. Besides, he facilitated food and other things for them.
After killing Gauri, the arrested Parshuram Waghmore and Ganesh Miskin returned to the house and picked up their belongings and vacated the home on September 06, 2017. Even Suresh also escaped.
After their arrest, Maddur’s Naveen Kumar and Parshuram Waghmore, who gave these statements in front of the SIT officials, attempted to derail the investigation by telling the officials that they did not know about the Gauri’s murder in later stages.
Officials said that the Suresh's role was found recently when Rajesh Bangera and Mohan Nayak of Madikeri and a few others were arrested and interrogated.
A police officer was unaware
The police officer had given his Seegehalli house to his relative to look after it. That relative rented it out to them. Therefore, this matter had not come to his attention. Even the accused Suresh had hired the house by telling that he wanted to reside with his family and shown his wife and children, the officials said.
Custody hearing on Monday
The court has adjourned to Monday for hearing the petition filed by SIT officials seeking the custody of accused Suresh Kumar for inquiry.
The special prosecutor for SIT argued that Suresh had provided shelter and other facilities to the accused. Therefore he needs to be detained and prosecuted. But Suresh's advocate has asked for more time to argue. The trial was held on Friday and was adjourned to Saturday.
"Suresh is likely to have concealed or destroyed the important evidence, including the weapon. He has to be taken into custody," SIT officials said.
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Karnataka registers 197 fresh Dengue cases, 1 dead in the last 24 hours
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Monday logged 197 fresh Dengue cases, and on death from Mysuru district in the past 24 hours.
According to the Health Department, 46 people have been admitted to the hospital and are being treated.
In total, 892 people were tested across all districts of the state. Among them, one child aged 0-1 year, 63 children aged 1-18 years, and 133 individuals above 18 years of age developed dengue fever.
On Monday, 115 people were tested under the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) limits and 95 people tested positive for dengue. Ten people are hospitalized. In Bengaluru urban district, which is not covered by BBMP, four people were tested, and all were confirmed to have dengue, with two admitted to the hospital. In Shivamogga, 16 people were tested, all confirmed to have dengue, with nine admitted to the hospital for treatment.
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In Vijayapura, 46 people were tested, and three were confirmed to have dengue. In Bagalkot, 18 people were tested, and three were confirmed to have dengue, with one being treated in the hospital. In Uttara Kannada, three people were tested, and all were confirmed to have dengue, with one being treated in the hospital. In Kalaburagi, 178 people were tested, and 15 were confirmed to have dengue, with one being treated in the hospital.
In Koppal, 17 people were tested, and one was confirmed to have dengue. In Chamarajanagar, 147 people were tested, and 33 were diagnosed with dengue, with nine undergoing treatment at the hospital. In Udupi, 68 people were tested, and one person was confirmed to have dengue and hospitalized. In Chikkamagaluru, 236 people were tested, and 17 were diagnosed with dengue, with nine people undergoing treatment in the hospital.
Since January, 55,712 people have been tested in the state, and dengue has been confirmed in 7,362 people. Currently, 303 people are undergoing treatment in the hospital. Seven people have succumbed to dengue disease.
