According to reports, at around 6.30 pm, unidentified men shot at her and wounded her fatally before escaping from the scene.The manner in which Gauri was killed has eerie similarity to the way in which rationalist MM Kalburgi was killed two years ago.Gauri Lankesh was known for her fearless criticism of right wing politics.Dharwad BJP MP Prahallad Joshi and BJP leader Umesh Dhushi had filed individual defamation cases against Lankesh in objection to a report on BJP leaders she had published in her periodical on January 23, 2008.Senior journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh murdered at her #Bengaluru home; she was the editor of weekly Kannada magazine Lankesh Patrike pic.twitter.com/g2FflJpHJe— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) September 5, 2017
The truth will never be silenced. Gauri Lankesh lives on in our hearts. My condolences &love to her family. The culprits have to be punished— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) September 5, 2017
Brutal killing of #GauriLankesh ; Is freedom of #Press in India under threat?— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) September 5, 2017
K'taka govt has 2 put its best people on the job,take support of all agencies 2 unearth the truth behind chilling murder of #GauriLankesh.— Dinesh Gundu Rao (@dineshgrao) September 5, 2017
Protests breaks out against assassination of #GauriLankesh at Town Hall #Bengaluru pic.twitter.com/8mh7e4USao— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) September 5, 2017
There are two CCTV cameras; three teams are working on this: Karnataka Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy #GauriLankesh pic.twitter.com/y3rO0ryhvB— ANI (@ANI) September 5, 2017
Saddened at the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh in Bengaluru. Most unfortunate. Very alarming. We want justice— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) September 5, 2017
