Gauri Lankesh murder: CCTV footage shows a person with helmet firing at her

Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy while drawing parallels with the murder of Narendra Dabholkar and M M Kalaburgi directed the police to get in touch with their counterparts in Maharashtra.

The close circuit television (CCTV) footage from the residence of senior journalist, Gauri Lankesh who was murdered on Tuesday, showed a man wearing helmet coming to the gate and firing at her.

The police suspects the man seen on camera was accompanied by two others on a motorcycle whose license plate is not revealed in the footage.There are currently no eye-witnesses to the murder. People came out only after they heard gun shots, Karnataka State Police chief R K Dutta said.

Investigations have also suggested that the assailants found an easy escape path since there were many cross roads in the area. Meanwhile the family of Gauri Lankesh has demanded a CBI probe into the incident. The assailants should be brought to book her brother Indrajit Lankesh said.

Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy while drawing parallels with the murder of Narendra Dabholkar and M M Kalaburgi directed the police to get in touch with their counterparts in Maharashtra.

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