Bengaluru, June 29: The SIT officials who verified the diary of Amol Kale, the accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder case, found the code words written in Sanskrit, Hindi and Marathi.

The Maharashtra-based Amol Kale alias Bai Saab has written the names of rationalists who were killed in Hindi, Marathi and Sanskrit-mixed code words and the SIT officials have sent the diary to the FSL report, sources said.

The names of rationalists like Dr MM Kalburgi, Narendra Dabholkar and Govind Pansare were written in his diary in code words. In the same way, the diary might have contained other information. It was not possible to read freely. Though he was questioned about the code words, he did not give proper answers, it is said.

It is said that the CID has decided to take the Gauri murder case accused into its custody to interrogate in the Dr MM Kalburgi murder case. Sources said that the CID has clear clue about the involvement of Amol Kale in the Kalburgi murder case. So, it has planned to take him into its custody, for which, the CID officials have been collecting information. Sources said that the officials would get him into their custody through a warrant.

 

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New Delhi (PTI): A group of 345 Indian fishermen, who were stranded in Iran amid escalating regional tensions, returned to India via Armenia on Saturday, officials said.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar thanked his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan for assistance in return of the Indian nationals.

The Indian nationals arrived in Chennai this evening, the officials cited above said.

The circumstances that led to them being stranded in Iran were not immediately known.

"Thank FM @AraratMirzoyan and the Government of Armenia for facilitating the evacuation of Indian fishermen today from Iran, through Armenia to India," Jaishankar said on social media.

Over 1,500 Indian nationals have left Iran through land border crossings in Armenia and Azerbaijan since the start of the West Asia conflict over a month ago.

"A group of Indian fishermen, stranded in Iran, are returning home via Armenia today; their flight is expected to reach India this evening," a government statement said.

It said the Ministry of External Affairs continues to closely monitor the evolving situation in the West Asian region, with the safety, security and welfare of the Indian community being accorded the highest priority.

It also made a mention of five Indians being injured in Abu Dhabi on Friday.

According to Abu Dhabi authorities, the Indian nationals were among the 12 people injured by debris from an intercepted missile.

"In an attack in Abu Dhabi, five Indian nationals were injured; four have been discharged, one remains under treatment," the Indian government's statement said.

It said the Indian mission in Abu Dhabi is extending "full" assistance and coordinating with local authorities, adding that their flight is expected to reach India this evening.