According to reports, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Karnataka Police has made a breakthrough in the Gauri Lankesh murder case by making another arrest.
Praveen alias Suchith Kumar, a native of Mangalore, has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the murder. His name was revealed while KT Naveen Kumar, the first arrest, was being investigated.
Praveen alias Suchith Kumar was previously arrested for an alleged involvement in an Arms Act case
The investigation team will file charge sheet in the case tomorrow.
On March 9, six months after the murder of Gauri Lankesh, the Karnataka police arrested alleged gunrunner Naveen Kumar. He was taken into police custody on March 2 for an interrogation in connection with the case.
55-year-old anti-establishment voice, Gauri Lankesh, was shot dead by unknown assailants at her Bengaluru home on September 5, 2017.