BENGALURU: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the murder of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh will record the primary chargesheet within the case before the Ist Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) courtroom on Wednesday. The initial chargesheet, working into 650-odd pages, pertains best to the function performed by way of Maddur gunrunner Ok T Naveen Kumar, the only individual to be arrested within the case, in assisting the killers.
The record is claimed to be silent at the identification of the killers and their organisational and ideological affiliations.
According to SIT, the chargesheet needed to be filed to fulfill the 90-day mandatory time limit after the arrest of Naveen.
“The chargesheet is first and initial. More will probably be filed as our investigation progresses. This chargesheet mainly talks concerning the function of Naveen. We’ve charged him beneath IPC sections 118 (concealing design to dedicate offence,) 120B (legal conspiracy) and 35 (whenever an act, which is legal best by way of explanation why of its being finished with a legal knowledge or purpose),” assets said.
The chargesheet comprises statements of 131 witnesses, together with professionals from Forensic Sciences Laboratory, doctors from Victoria Hospital, police officers who first visited the scene of the crime, members of the family, together with Gauri’s mom Indira and brother Indrajit Lankesh, colleagues and body of workers at Gauri Lankesh Patrike office in Basavanagudi, locals from RR Nagar and buddies of Naveen.
It quotes Naveen as declaring that one Praveen sought his assistance in eliminating Gauri. “He said he'll be sending 4 men who are assigned with the task of eliminating Gauri Lankesh and asked to assist them in tracing her house, office and different places. I agreed. We met close to a park in Vijayanagar (west Bengaluru). Later, I took them to RR Nagar and showed Gauri’s residence. A couple of days later, we met again and this time I showed them her office,” Naveen’s observation reads.
“The public prosecutor goes during the chargesheet. There are some adjustments to be made before it's submitted,” an officer said.
The largest problem of SIT is improving the country-made pistol and figuring out the shooter. “When it’s finished, the case will succeed in the most important level,” SIT assets admitted.
SIT zeroed in on Naveen after he advised his buddies that he had participated within the “giant task” of killing Gauri. “Anil Kumar, buddy of Naveen Kumar, has stated before the courtroom that Naveen boasted of his function within the killing. Anil showed that Naveen had introduced unidentified youths to Gundyal dam in Kollegal and discussed the murder plot of a Mysuru-based rationalist,” assets said.
four held for plotting to kill Bhagwan
SIT has arrested 4 men for allegedly hatching a plot to do away with Mysuru-based rationalist Ok S Bhagwan. According to M N Anuchet, deputy leader, SIT, the quartet is being questioned to know whether or not they have got any hyperlinks with Gauri’s murder.
The accused are Praveen Kumar alias Sujit Kumar, 37, of Kappanahalli in Shikaripura, Shivamogga, Amol Kale alias Bai Saab, 37, of Pune, Amit Degvekar alias Manohar Degvekar, 38, of Sindhudurgh in Maharashtra and Manohar Edave alias Manoj, 29, of Vijayapura.
SIT is yet to ascertain whether or not this is the same Praveen who commissioned Naveen to assist Gauri’s killers.
The record is claimed to be silent at the identification of the killers and their organisational and ideological affiliations.
According to SIT, the chargesheet needed to be filed to fulfill the 90-day mandatory time limit after the arrest of Naveen.
“The chargesheet is first and initial. More will probably be filed as our investigation progresses. This chargesheet mainly talks concerning the function of Naveen. We’ve charged him beneath IPC sections 118 (concealing design to dedicate offence,) 120B (legal conspiracy) and 35 (whenever an act, which is legal best by way of explanation why of its being finished with a legal knowledge or purpose),” assets said.
The chargesheet comprises statements of 131 witnesses, together with professionals from Forensic Sciences Laboratory, doctors from Victoria Hospital, police officers who first visited the scene of the crime, members of the family, together with Gauri’s mom Indira and brother Indrajit Lankesh, colleagues and body of workers at Gauri Lankesh Patrike office in Basavanagudi, locals from RR Nagar and buddies of Naveen.
It quotes Naveen as declaring that one Praveen sought his assistance in eliminating Gauri. “He said he'll be sending 4 men who are assigned with the task of eliminating Gauri Lankesh and asked to assist them in tracing her house, office and different places. I agreed. We met close to a park in Vijayanagar (west Bengaluru). Later, I took them to RR Nagar and showed Gauri’s residence. A couple of days later, we met again and this time I showed them her office,” Naveen’s observation reads.
“The public prosecutor goes during the chargesheet. There are some adjustments to be made before it's submitted,” an officer said.
The largest problem of SIT is improving the country-made pistol and figuring out the shooter. “When it’s finished, the case will succeed in the most important level,” SIT assets admitted.
SIT zeroed in on Naveen after he advised his buddies that he had participated within the “giant task” of killing Gauri. “Anil Kumar, buddy of Naveen Kumar, has stated before the courtroom that Naveen boasted of his function within the killing. Anil showed that Naveen had introduced unidentified youths to Gundyal dam in Kollegal and discussed the murder plot of a Mysuru-based rationalist,” assets said.
four held for plotting to kill Bhagwan
SIT has arrested 4 men for allegedly hatching a plot to do away with Mysuru-based rationalist Ok S Bhagwan. According to M N Anuchet, deputy leader, SIT, the quartet is being questioned to know whether or not they have got any hyperlinks with Gauri’s murder.
The accused are Praveen Kumar alias Sujit Kumar, 37, of Kappanahalli in Shikaripura, Shivamogga, Amol Kale alias Bai Saab, 37, of Pune, Amit Degvekar alias Manohar Degvekar, 38, of Sindhudurgh in Maharashtra and Manohar Edave alias Manoj, 29, of Vijayapura.
SIT is yet to ascertain whether or not this is the same Praveen who commissioned Naveen to assist Gauri’s killers.
Gauri Lankesh murder: 1st chargesheet today
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