Gauri Lankesh murder: SIT gets enlarged picture of youth on recce

A police officer, who is part of the team, confirmed that the picture had been extracted from one of the two video clips they had obtained from a CCTV camera.

Taking the help of a forensic sciences laboratory abroad, the special investigating team has managed to get an enlarged picture of a motorcycle-borne youth, who is suspected to have conducted a recce of the area before the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh.

A police officer, who is part of the team, confirmed that the picture had been extracted from one of the two video clips they had obtained from a CCTV camera.

Police took the assistance of a forensic science laboratory abroad to stretch the picture. The face of the suspect was not clear because he was wearing a helmet, the officer said. The SIT has already released three sketches of two suspects, made based on eyewitness accounts.

Gauri Lankesh was shot dead on September 5 evening outside her residence in the city.The incident had triggered widespread outrage, leading to protest rallies across the country. The Karnataka government has formed a 21-member SIT, led by Inspector General of Police B K Singh to probe the matter.

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