Bengaluru: Who killed journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh remains a mystery. Two months after she was shot dead outside her house in Rajarajeshwari Nagar on September 5, her killers continue to be on the loose.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the sensational murder case, is hoping to get the two assassins, whose sketches they released on October 14, while eliciting credible information on them from the public.
According to sources, while the SIT claims to have some “definite” clues on the assassins, the fact is that with each passing day they are losing precious time, evidence and the trail that the criminals may have left behind, which may help the investigating team to bring them to justice.
“There could be two possibilities. Either the SIT is deliberately keeping a low profile, while closely watching the suspects to get more details on the group and the brain behind the target killing or the team is unsure of the men they have mounted surveillance on. The killers seem to be sharp, motivated and professionally trained. They cannot be ordinary criminals. The way Gauri was killed indicates that her assassins had closely watched her movements for some time before they shot her dead outside her house on September 5,” said an officer on condition of anonymity.
Gauri was shot dead outside her house in Rajarajeshwari Nagar on September 5 around 8 pm by unknown assassins. Three bullets fired from a 7.65mm multi-shot contraband pistol had claimed her life. Her assassination bears similarity to the killing of noted Kannada litterateur M.M. Kalburgi on August 30, 2015 in his house in Dharwad.
