Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)
Bengaluru, Jan 10: The special investigation team (SIT) probing the sensational gunning down of journalist Gauri Lankesh, in the city on September 5, 2017, has been able to arrest another main accused in the case. With this, the number of people arrested in the case has reached 18.
The man now arrested is Rishikesh Devadikar alias Murali (44), native of Dhanbad in Jharkhand. The SIT police raided the residence of the accused in Katras in Jharkhand on Thursday, January 9 evening and took some evidences into possession.
SIT head M N Anuchet said that Murali would be produced on Friday in the local court, and then be brought to the city on the basis of transit warrant. Thereafter, inquest would be held, he added.