BENGALURU: In a major breakthrough within the killing of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh, the Special Investigation Team probing the murder took into custody 38-year-old Naveen Kumar T on Friday for allegedly taking the killer to the spot on his motorbike.
A city classes court docket later within the evening remanded Naveen Kumar T alias Hotte Manja, a resident of Maddur, Mandya district, and founder of a splinter unit of the Hindu Yuva Sena, to 8 days in SIT custody.
The arrest got here hours after some TOIeditions reported that SIT suspects Naveen of ferrying the killer on the evening of September five, 2017, to Gauri’s house in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, southwest Bengaluru. SIT deputy chief M N Anucheth confirmed the arrest. “Since he’s a suspect, we’ve taken him into custody,” he stated.
Naveen have been picked up closing week from the KSRTC bus stand in Majestic area of Bengaluru with a.32-calibre gun and 15 live bullets. He was once within the custody of Jnanabharathi police, when SIT sleuths found out that he had bragged to his friend that he have been concerned within the Gauri murder.
After questioning Naveen over the last few days, SIT sleuths on Friday decided to take him into custody and approached the classes court docket on Friday searching for his custody. SIT officials suspect Gauri’s killer belonged to the similar group that was once concerned within the murders of pupil M M Kalburgi, CPI leader Govind Pansare in Kolhapur in 2015 and rationalist Narendra Dabholkar in Pune in 2013.
They have stated ballistics examination confirmed that the similar weapon was once used in all four killings. Sources within the SIT stated they’re yet to conclusively determine that Naveen drove the killer on the bike. “He resembled the person who conducted a recce on September three and the morning of September five.
“We had the pictures from near Gauri’s house on those two days appearing the biker on what appears to be a recce. Naveen’s posture on a motorcycle resembles the person within the pictures. We’re looking forward to forensic affirmation that the recreated images of Naveen riding the bike matches the person within the CCTV pictures,” the resources explained. “We have enough proof to determine his presence in RR Nagar on September three and five,” the supply stated.
“Naveen vanished for 15 days and surfaced later. He boasted to a pal that he have been concerned with a big activity. Naveen also asked the friend whether he was once looking at TV information and the latter asked him whether it was once the Gauri murder. Naveen laughed it away however the friend tipped us off about it,” the resources added. “Naveen admits best to harbouring four folks from a right-wing organization. We have drawn their sketches based on his description. We are sure one in all them, a person with a receding hairline killed Gauri,” SIT resources stated.
SIT resources stated they tracked calls between Mangaluru and Goa closing week and inputs from a few of them confirmed Naveen’s involvement. Naveen has reportedly confessed to arranging a target follow for the four men in July 2017. The four men, resources within the SIT claim, are from a rightwing organization based totally outdoor Karnataka.
In his remark to the police, Naveen stated a pal from Mangaluru had asked him to arrange the educational camp. He was once told it was once “for a big mission”. The four men met Naveen at his place of dwelling in Maddur in mid-July. “They got here in a Maruti Omni,” resources stated. “After choosing up Naveen, the five men travelled in the similar car to a woodland between Kollegal and Chamarajanagar.” SIT resources stated a person from Mysuru had filed a remark with a Bengaluru Justice of the Peace claiming that he too was once part of the camp.
Sources claim Naveen had roped within the native guy to help with the camp.
A city classes court docket later within the evening remanded Naveen Kumar T alias Hotte Manja, a resident of Maddur, Mandya district, and founder of a splinter unit of the Hindu Yuva Sena, to 8 days in SIT custody.
The arrest got here hours after some TOIeditions reported that SIT suspects Naveen of ferrying the killer on the evening of September five, 2017, to Gauri’s house in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, southwest Bengaluru. SIT deputy chief M N Anucheth confirmed the arrest. “Since he’s a suspect, we’ve taken him into custody,” he stated.
Naveen have been picked up closing week from the KSRTC bus stand in Majestic area of Bengaluru with a.32-calibre gun and 15 live bullets. He was once within the custody of Jnanabharathi police, when SIT sleuths found out that he had bragged to his friend that he have been concerned within the Gauri murder.
After questioning Naveen over the last few days, SIT sleuths on Friday decided to take him into custody and approached the classes court docket on Friday searching for his custody. SIT officials suspect Gauri’s killer belonged to the similar group that was once concerned within the murders of pupil M M Kalburgi, CPI leader Govind Pansare in Kolhapur in 2015 and rationalist Narendra Dabholkar in Pune in 2013.
They have stated ballistics examination confirmed that the similar weapon was once used in all four killings. Sources within the SIT stated they’re yet to conclusively determine that Naveen drove the killer on the bike. “He resembled the person who conducted a recce on September three and the morning of September five.
“We had the pictures from near Gauri’s house on those two days appearing the biker on what appears to be a recce. Naveen’s posture on a motorcycle resembles the person within the pictures. We’re looking forward to forensic affirmation that the recreated images of Naveen riding the bike matches the person within the CCTV pictures,” the resources explained. “We have enough proof to determine his presence in RR Nagar on September three and five,” the supply stated.
“Naveen vanished for 15 days and surfaced later. He boasted to a pal that he have been concerned with a big activity. Naveen also asked the friend whether he was once looking at TV information and the latter asked him whether it was once the Gauri murder. Naveen laughed it away however the friend tipped us off about it,” the resources added. “Naveen admits best to harbouring four folks from a right-wing organization. We have drawn their sketches based on his description. We are sure one in all them, a person with a receding hairline killed Gauri,” SIT resources stated.
SIT resources stated they tracked calls between Mangaluru and Goa closing week and inputs from a few of them confirmed Naveen’s involvement. Naveen has reportedly confessed to arranging a target follow for the four men in July 2017. The four men, resources within the SIT claim, are from a rightwing organization based totally outdoor Karnataka.
In his remark to the police, Naveen stated a pal from Mangaluru had asked him to arrange the educational camp. He was once told it was once “for a big mission”. The four men met Naveen at his place of dwelling in Maddur in mid-July. “They got here in a Maruti Omni,” resources stated. “After choosing up Naveen, the five men travelled in the similar car to a woodland between Kollegal and Chamarajanagar.” SIT resources stated a person from Mysuru had filed a remark with a Bengaluru Justice of the Peace claiming that he too was once part of the camp.
Sources claim Naveen had roped within the native guy to help with the camp.
Gauri killing: Man linked to right-wing outfit held in Bengaluru
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