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Protest held in Bengaluru over honouring alleged killers of journalist Gauri Lankesh, scholar MM Kalburgi by right-wing groups

October 18, 2024 10:30 pm

The protest was sparked by recent events in Vijayapura, North Karnataka, where Hindutva groups such as the Sri Rama Sene honoured Parashuram Waghmore, the alleged shooter of Gauri Lankesh, and Manohar Edave, an alleged recruiter for a right-wing crime syndicate.

Second independent witness identifies M M Kalburgi’s shooter

October 21, 2022 1:50 pm

The witness, who was working at an apartment complex located opposite Kalburgi's home, identified Ganesh Miskin, 29, who was affiliated with a right-wing outfit in Hubbali city, as the shooter.

M M Kalburgi murder case: Store owner identifies bike rider involved in crime

August 08, 2022 8:07 am

The store owner is the third eye-witness to identify the assailants involved in the killing of Kalburgi. The trial in the Kalburgi murder case began earlier this year and prosecution witnesses are being examined by a sessions court in Dharwad.

Gauri Lankesh killing: Court rejects bail plea of 6 accused who cited delay in trial

February 25, 2021 12:10 am

The sessions court rejected their bail plea on February 20, stating that part of the reason for the delay in the commencement of the trial – apart from the Covid-19 crisis – was frequent applications filed by the accused themselves.

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Kalburgi targeted over speech at meet against superstition, say police

August 18, 2019 7:00 am

Kalburgi was shot dead at his house in Dharwad on the morning of August 30, 2015, by a person who knocked on the door and asked for him.

Kalburgi case probe: Final training camp in estate near Mangalore

July 08, 2019 7:05 am

Several persons arrested in the Gauri Lankesh case have in statements, which are a part of the chargesheet, described attending a camp at a rubber plantation near Pilathbetta in the Dharamsthala region in August 2015.

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Masalawala, Kalburgi case: Entry in diary helps SIT nab murder suspect

June 10, 2019 9:49 am

Praveen Prakash Chatur alias Masalawala has been identified by the SIT on the basis of statements by witnesses as the suspect who waited on a motorcycle outside the home of Kannada scholar Kalburgi.

SIT identifies Kalburgi killers; links to Lankesh, Padmaavat attacks

June 02, 2019 7:49 am

Praveen Prakash Chatur alias Masalawala, 27, had been arrested in April by the Belagavi police for the attack on Prakash Theatre, allegedly by a right-wing extremist group linked to the Sanatan Sanstha.

Supreme Court asks CBI: ‘Was there a common link in Dabholkar, Kalburgi, Lankesh and Pansare cases’

December 12, 2018 3:46 am

Justices Lalit, however, asked the CBI if “you established or found any prima facie material that there is a common link? If yes, we will hand over the other cases to you.”

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CBI probe into activists' murders: SC says one agency can investigate if there's common thread

December 11, 2018 2:31 pm

The Supreme Court, after perusing the status report of the Karnataka Police, said there appears to be a link between the murders of journalist Gauri Lankesh and rationalist M M Kalburgi.

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Writer Ashok Vajpeyi to return D.Litt on Dalit suicide

January 20, 2016 8:11 am

New Delhi, Jan 20 (ANI): The 'Award Wapsi' trend returned with writer Ashok Vajpeyi deciding to return his D. Litt honour conferred on him by the Hyderabad University as a mark of protest against the university's attitude towards the Dalit scholar's suicide. Vajpeyi added that under present circumstances, he doesn’t think he can associate with the Hyderabad University. Earlier, he had returned the Sahitya Akademi Award to protest the murder of renowned writer M.M. Kalburgi.