KT Naveen Kumar arrested in Gauri Lankesh murder
KT Naveen Kumar arrested in Gauri Lankesh murder The Karnataka Police on Friday arrested KT Naveen Kumar, the suspect in the murder of Kannada tabloid Editor Gauri Lankesh. Lankesh was murdered in the city nearly six months ago. Kumar who hails from Birur, 37, was taken into custody for questioning last week by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Karnataka Police on March 2. He was booked by the Bengaluru Police on February 19 under the Arms Act for illegal possession of 15 bullets of a revolver. Lankesh, 55 was shot dead outside her residence in the city's southwestern suburb by unidentified assailants on September 05 last year by unidentified men. Of the seven bullets fired, three hit Lankesh -- two in the chest and one in the forehead. The state government had set up the SIT to probe the journalist-activist's killing. -PTC News
