Bengaluru on high alert after Gauri Lankesh murder; crime caught on CCTV?

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September 6, 2017

Bengaluru, Sept 6: The Bengaluru Police is on the hunt to nab the killers of journalist Gauri Lankesh.

Sources said that one of the 2 CCTV cameras in her house held crucial evidence pertaining to the crime.

The Police sources said that they have recovered 2 DVRs from her house which were password protected.

Experts were roped in to access them and recovered images . Both the assailant and victim could be captured in one frame as the shooter has shot her from a close range.

As the incident took place at night, the footage is also being sent to a Forensics lab to be digitally enhanced.

Sources said one of the men wore a black jacket and a full masked helmet waiting on the bike, while the other walked into her verandah and shot her.

Another investigating team is working on the route that Gauri Lankesh took to return to her house from her office in Gandhi Bazaar in Basavangudi. They will also collect CCTV footage along the route to find if she was followed. The team is trying to reconstruct the crime.

Other teams are working on collecting technical evidence.

Police have concluded that the killers were professionals who had conducted a recce of her house and studied her movements.

They are also collection CCTV footage from nearby junctions and houses to see if any suspicious movement was recorded.

Chief Minister is holding an emergency meeting with the DG-IGP at Vidhan Soudha after which he will address media.

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Imran,Bajpe
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Wednesday, 6 Sep 2017

 

Hi,

 

 The rise of Hindu Terrorism in India .Following the footstep of Pakistan .The day will come when everyday there will be a bomb blast by these groups RSS,Bajrang dal etc.So its the time to stop them or else india will be same as pakistan.

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May 10,2020

Shivamogga, May 10: Karnataka Minister KS Eshwarappa on Sunday informed that eight people who returned to the state from Gujarat have tested positive for COVID-19 in Shivamogga district.

Shivamogga district is under the green zone category.

"Eight people who have returned from Ahmedabad, Gujarat have tested positive for COVID-19 in Shivamogga," said Eshwarappa.

Last week, the district administration had asked shopkeepers to open their shops on alternate days in order to avoid crowding.

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the state has so far 794 confirmed COVID-19 cases which include 386 cured or discharged cases and 30 deaths.

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Syed
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Monday, 11 May 2020

This is fake news...I request Coastal Digest to do proper research pn this news..there is no report that shows those people are positive..pls do not publish fake news..

 

 

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March 14,2020

Belagavi, Mar 14: After the first COVID-19 related death reported in the state, less number of people are travelling in North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) buses, official sources said here.

There were less number of travellers on Saturday as compared to any other day.

According to sources, many passengers cancelled their reservations to major cities like Bengaluru, Pune, Mumbai, Goa and Kalaburagi too.

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February 29,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 28: Bengaluru Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao on Friday said that Section 144 will be imposed near Vidhana Soudha for Budget session starting from March 2.

"Section 144 of the CrPC (prohibits assembly of more than 4 people in an area) will be imposed in the area around Vidhana Soudha from March 2 to March 31 ahead of the Budget session,"Bhaskar Rao said.

The police said that they have intelligence inputs of protests near Vidhana Soudha.

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