Killers of Gauri Lankesh will be brought to justice: Karnataka CM

November 13, 2017 18:33

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today termed the killing of senior journalist Gauri Lankesh "an onslaught on humanity" and said his government would ensure that the culprits were brought to justice.

The government is "honest" in its efforts to find those

behind the killing and bring them to justice.

Gauri Lankesh, known to be an anti-establishment voice with strident anti-right wing views, was shot dead at close range by unknown assailants at her home here on the night of September 5.

"It is a cruel death..it is an onslaught on humanity," Siddaramaiah said.

"We have still not been able to nab those who killed her. An SIT has been formed to nab them," he said.

The state government has announced Rs 10 lakh reward for anyone giving clues about perpetrators of the crime. The SIT had on October 14 released the sketches of two suspects and video footage from CCTV cameras in connection with the case, and had sought people's help in nabbing the accused.

-- PTI

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