Advertisement

Chargesheet prepared against Naveen Kumar

04:16 PM Apr 26, 2018 | Team Udayavani |

Bengaluru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has quickened the examination of Gauri Lankesh’s murder and filed a charge sheet against accused KT Naveen Kumar. 

Advertisement

The SIT has gathered details on Naveen, two of his partners and two sharpshooters and said the same in the charge sheet. That might be submitted to the court within15 days. 

Naveen assumed a major role in plotting the murder plan and murdering the journalist. He talked about the plan with his partners in Kollegala and Sathyamangala forest zones. The accused himself admitted to a few perspectives for the crime, said the SIT sources. “According to available information, culprits threw the pistol used for the murder in a forest areas. We are searching for that. The point will be said in the charge sheet,” they included. 

“Prior to the murder, Naveen was seen around Gauri Lankesh’s home at Rajarajeshwarinagar to observe her movements. Based on doubt, 537 calls were checked yet didn’t discover any sign. We were tuning in to the conversationof few organization leaders. At that point we found the conversation of Naveen with somebody in regards to the murder of Prof. K S Bhagavan. When he was arrested, his inclusion in the murder plot came to light,” sources said.

Advertisement

Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.

Next