Gauri murder case accused one of two Kalburgi killers?
Bengaluru, June 07: A 37-year-old Pune man currently under investigation for his suspected links to the Gauri Lankesh murder was allegedly one of the two men who knocked on the doors of scholar MM Kalburgi’s residence in Dharwad before they gunned him down on August 30, 2015, reports timesofidia.indiatimes.com.
Two unidentified men had gone to Kalburgi’s Kalyan Nagar residence. The visitors struck up a conversation with the scholar and his wife Umadevi went inside as she thought they were his students. The visitors fled after one of them shot Kalburgi dead. One of the visitors is suspected to be Amol Kale, the Pune man, now being questioned by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Gauri killing.
“A close family member of Kalburgi has identified Kale as one of the visitors. However, we need more evidence to establish the claim. We’ll soon contact sleuths of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) which did the initial investigation into the Kalburgi killing.” SIT sources said TOI.
Kale is a realtor and lives with his widowed mother and wife in Akshay Plaza Apartments at Manek Colony, Chinchwad near Pune. Kale, Manohar Yadave (from Vijayapura), Amit Degvekar (from Sindhudurg, Maharashtra) and Sujit Kumar alias Praveen from Mangaluru were first arrested for conspiring to kill Mysuru rationalist KS Bhagawan. The SIT took them into custody after it emerged that they had links with the Gauri killing too.
Kale’s absconding accomplice, Nihal alias Dada, is a suspected to have played a significant role in the Gauri murder, SIT sources said. We have launched a manhunt for him,” sources said TOI.
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Qatar’s mediation efforts between Hamas-Israel temporarily paused, says Ministry spokesperson
Doha: Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari, spokesperson for Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, clarified that media reports suggesting Qatar’s withdrawal from mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel are inaccurate. He stated that Qatar notified both parties ten days ago, during recent mediation efforts, that it would pause its mediation if an agreement could not be reached in that round. Qatar will resume efforts once both sides demonstrate a genuine willingness to end the ongoing conflict and address the severe humanitarian crisis affecting civilians in Gaza. Qatar remains committed to taking an active role to bring an end to the violence and facilitate the return of hostages and prisoners when conditions allow.
Dr. Al Ansari emphasised that “Qatar will not allow its mediation efforts to be exploited,” pointing out that there has been manipulation, particularly after the collapse of the initial ceasefire and hostage exchange involving women and children. Qatar observed that some parties retreated from previously agreed commitments and used prolonged negotiations to justify ongoing hostilities for narrow political gains.
He reiterated Qatar’s unwavering support for the Palestinian cause, highlighting Qatar’s commitment to a sovereign Palestinian state along the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital. Addressing recent media speculation, he clarified that reports regarding a Hamas office in Doha are incorrect. He stated that the office functions as a communication channel between relevant parties, which has previously helped facilitate ceasefires and contributed to the release of hostages and detainees in past negotiations.
Dr. Al Ansari urged the public to rely on information from official sources to avoid misinformation.
