Gauri Lankesh murder: Gun manipulator ‘Kalaskar’ arrested
Bengaluru, September 20: SIT officials arrested Sharad Kalaskar, the manipulator of the gun used to kill journalist Gauri Lankesh, on Thursday.
The SIT officials arrested him in Maharashtra and he is the 16th accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder case.
Gun manipulator?
Maharashtra ATS investigating officials had arrested Sudhanva Gondhalekar, Vaibhav Ravath and Sharad Kalaskar and recovered pistols in related to rationalist Govind Pansare murder. It is suspected that Sharad might have information about the pistol used to kill Gauri Lankesh.
Body warrant
After getting permission from the Maharashtra court, the SIT officials have taken Sharad into custody through body warrant for interrogating him in the Gauri Lankesh murder case. Later, they produced him before the special court in Bengaluru and the court has remanded him to 20 days SIT custody.
SIT custody to Sudhanva again
On Thursday, Sudhanva Gondhalekar who was in the SIT custody produced him before the special court. The SIT officials said that as per the court permission, Sudhanva was taken into their custody on body warrant and interrogated him for 15 days and appealed the court to extend the custody as they have to conduct few more rounds of interrogation to get more details from him. Later, the court extended the custody for another ten days.
16 pistols found
ATS officials arrested Sudhanva Gondhalekar, Vaibhav Ravat and Sharad Kalaskar in Mumbai. Then the ATS officials have recovered 16 pistols. Out of 16 pistols, 15 were purchased freshly and the remaining one pistol might have been used to kill three rationalists, suspected investigating officials.
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China confirms its support to Pakistan during four-day conflict with India
Beijing (PTI): China, for the first time, has confirmed that it provided on-site technical support to Pakistan during the four-day conflict with India last year, official media reports here said.
China's state broadcaster CCTV on Thursday aired an interview with Zhang Heng, an engineer from the Aviation Industry Corporation of China's (AVIC) Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute, a key developer of China’s advanced fighter aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicle design.
Zhang had provided technical support to Pakistan during the four-day war last May, Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported, quoting CCTV.
Pakistan's air force operates a fleet of Chinese-made J-10CE jets, produced by an AVIC subsidiary.
"At the support base, we frequently heard the roar of fighter jets taking off and the constant wail of air-raid sirens. By late morning, in May, the temperature was already approaching 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit). It was a real ordeal for us, both mentally and physically,” Zhang said.
What drove his team was the "desire to do an even better job with on site support” and to ensure their equipment could “truly perform at its full combat potential”, Zhang told CCTV.
“That wasn’t just a recognition of the J10CE; it was also a testament to the deep bond we formed through working side by side, day in and day out,” he said.
