Bengaluru, June 13: It was came to light in the SIT interrogation that Parshuram Wagmore, one of the main accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder case, got the training in country-made pistol in Vijayapura.

The case has got different turn after the arrest of the Parashuram. The SIT officials, who got Vagmore into their custody for 14 days, got information about the case. It is said that being a member of the Sangh Parivar, Wagmore was trained in country-made pistol shooting.

Tiger Gang?

It is suspected that the Tiger Gang, which was known for its notorious supari (contract) killings in Vijayapura and other parts a decade ago, might have active in the region. After the death of Tiger Gang leaders Praveen Sintre and Nagaraj Jambagi, its activities were stopped. But based on the information given by Parashuram, the SIT suspected that the Tiger gang was active in the region and now, the SIT is running behind active and inactive members of the gang, sources said.

Sri Rama Sene support

Amidst these developments, Sri Rama Sene state secretary Neelakantha Kandagal posted a status in the Facebook supporting Parashuram Vagmore. Along with the photo of Vagmore, Kandagal posted a slogan ‘Your life is dedicated to country’ and this has disclosed the relationship between Vagmore and Kandagal.

CCTV footage

SIT officials have been checking the footages of CCTV cameras in and around RR Nagar where Gauri was living. It is said that the accused have mentioned in their diary that ‘Gauri Lankesh is 5.4 ft height and the gate of her house is 5 ft height’.

Arrested accused Wagmore had a shelter at a house belonging to Suresh at Sunkadakatte in Bengaluru and Naveen helped Waghmore. It is also said that the accused have also planned to eliminate rationalist thinker KS Bhagavan.

Country-made pistol

Suspecting that the country-made pistol used to kill Gauri is with someone, the SIT officials intensified their investigation. But they have failed to come to a conclusion about who has that pistol and where it is kept. Sources said that the SIT officials are finding it difficult to get a break-through in the incident as they did not get any information on the bike the accused used while killing Gauri.

Bail plea

Meanwhile, accused KT Naveen moved a bail plea in the Sessions Court, it is said.

The SIT has also taken Sunil Madivalappa Agasara (25) of Sindhagi into custody and interrogated related to journalist Gauri Lankesh murder case and got some information.

Though Sunil does not have link with any other organizations, he has close relationship with Parashuram. So, he was taken into SIT custody and interrogating about his links with the incident.

Hindu organization leader Naveen Kumar KT was under the judicial custody and other five accused were taken into SIT custody, according to a senior officer.

 

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Gurugram (PTI): A petrol pump worker died after an SUV rammed into his motorcycle in the Sushant Lok area here, police said on Thursday.

The accused driver fled the scene, leaving the vehicle after the accident. An FIR has been registered at the Sushant Lok police station, they said.

According to police, the accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon when Mukesh was travelling from Sector 44 to Sushant Lok on Vyapar Kendra Road for some work.

Near Vyapar Kendra, a white Thar coming from the wrong side at high speed hit his motorcycle head-on, leaving him critically injured, they said.

The driver fled the scene, leaving the vehicle behind, police added.

Eyewitnesses claimed the vehicle had no number plates either at the front or rear.

Locals took Mukesh to a private hospital, where he died during treatment, police said. He was a resident of Rohta Patti in Palwal and worked at a petrol pump in Sector 44.

An FIR was registered against the unidentified driver, based on a complaint lodged by his brother Ashok. The body was handed over to the family after a post-mortem on Thursday, police said.

“The Thar vehicle has been seized from the spot. CCTV footage from the area is being examined, and the driver will be arrested soon,” a Gurugram police spokesperson said.