Bengaluru, November 23: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Friday submitted total 9,235-pages charge sheet related to the murder of senior journalist Gauri Lankesh to the SIT Special Court here.

SIT team led by investigating officer MN Anucheth submitted the 9,235 pages charge sheet to the court. It is said that it was the longest charge sheet related to Gauri Lankesh murder case. Out of 18 accused in the case, the SIT arrested 16 and two of them are at large and it was mentioned in the charge sheet. Dada alias Nehal and another accused were absconding. The statements of more than 450 witnesses were recorded in the charge sheet, SIT sources said.

Two absconding

Total 9,235 pages charge sheet was submitted to SIT special court on 18 accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder case. The SIT asked court permission for further investigation. Two accused were at large.

-          MN Anucheth, SIT Investigating Officer

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Melbourne (PTI): Three Indian students were among 40 people injured in the terrorist attack on Sydney's Bondi Beach in Australia, according to a media report on Tuesday.

Two out of these three students are believed to be receiving treatment in the hospital, The Australia Today news portal reported. 

The names of the Indian students injured during Sunday's attack have not been disclosed yet.

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The Indian students sustained injuries during the shooting, and their exact condition has not been formally confirmed yet, it said. 

Naveed Akram, 24, and his father, 50, opened fire on a gathering during the Jewish festival Hanukkah by the Sea celebration.

At least 15 people were killed in the attack, including a 10-year-old child. Five of the injured remain in critical condition, while two injured police officers are in serious but stable condition, it added.

New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said the investigation is expanding as new information emerges, including international travel by the alleged attackers and the discovery of extremist material, the report said.