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Protest against journalist Gauri Lankesh's murder

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Sep 06, 2017, 17:37:22 IST

Protest against journalist Gauri Lankesh's murder

Journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead outside her house on Tuesday night. Various organisations have planned demonstrations across the country. Stay with us for live updates.

17:37 (IST) Sep 06

Journalist Gauri Lankesh laid to rest with full state honours

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16:50 (IST) Sep 06

Journalists protest in Delhi against the murder of Gauri Lankesh.

16:39 (IST) Sep 06

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah pays tribute to #GauriLankesh in Bengaluru's Chamrajpet pic.twitter.com/ZjWeZV52jR
— ANI (@ANI) September 6, 2017

16:38 (IST) Sep 06

#GauriLankesh's mortal remains at Chamrajpet in Bengaluru; Lankesh was shot dead last evening, murder being probed by three police teams. pic.twitter.com/sDB0yURLoJ
— ANI (@ANI) September 6, 2017

15:06 (IST) Sep 06

US embassy condemns murder of Gauri Lankesh

The US Embassy here on Wednesday condemned the murder of senior Kannada journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh. "The US Mission in India joins advocates of press freedom in India and world-wide in condemning the murder of respected journalist Gauri Lankesh in Bengaluru," the Embassy said in a statement.

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14:50 (IST) Sep 06

We urge the Karnataka government to probe the murder of well known journalist Gauri Lankesh with full seriousness, take the case to its conclusion, arrest the killers and punish them

Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Ananth Kumar

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14:22 (IST) Sep 06

Gauri Lankesh death raises concerns about freedom of expression: Amnesty India

"Gauri Lankesh was never afraid of speaking the truth. Her assassination must be thoroughly investigated and the perpetrators brought to justice," said Asmita Basu, Programmes Director at Amnesty International India. "The police must investigate whether she was killed because of her journalism."

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13:45 (IST) Sep 06

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah arrives at Ravindra Kala Kshethra where mortal remains of Gauri Lankesh are kept. (ANI)

13:37 (IST) Sep 06

Gauri Lankesh's murder: Karnataka govt forms SIT; Rajnath seeks report

CM Siddaramaiah said a SIT would be constituted to probe the murder of journalist and progressive thinker Gauri Lankesh. Siddaramaiah said: "I have instructed the director general and inspector general of police (DG&IGP) to appoint an inspector general of police (IGP) to head the team. I have told them to take as many officers as possible and exclusively probe Gauri's murder."

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13:24 (IST) Sep 06

Saddened at the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh in Bengaluru. Most unfortunate. Very alarming. We want justice, tweets West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee.

13:20 (IST) Sep 06

People with posters and placards during a protest against the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh. (Photo: PTI)

13:16 (IST) Sep 06

Home minister Rajnath Singh asks Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba to seek a report from Karnataka govt on Gauri Lankesh murder.

13:14 (IST) Sep 06

Chief minister Siddaramaiah holding talks with senior police officers including city police chief T Suneel Kumar and DG-IGP RK Dutta at Vidhana Soudha.

13:08 (IST) Sep 06

Siddaramaiah refused to comment on the possible motive behind the killings or the groups involved. "We condemn the killing, only cowards can indulge in such acts," said the Karnataka CM.

13:05 (IST) Sep 06

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="in"> Bengaluru: Mortal remains of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GauriLankesh?src=hash">#GauriLankesh</a> being taken to Ravindra Kala Kshethra <a href="https://t.co/MpYcL8JnqM">pic.twitter.com/MpYcL8JnqM</a></p> — ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/905328784999563265">September 6, 2017</a></blockquote>

12:58 (IST) Sep 06

Anybody who speaks against ideology of BJP-RSS is pressured, beaten, attacked and even killed: Rahul Gandhi on Gauri Lankesh murder

12:56 (IST) Sep 06

I strongly condemn the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh. Let Police conduct impartial enquiry on the murder, tweets Sadananda Gowda, Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

12:52 (IST) Sep 06

A citizen with a placard during a protest against the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh. (Photo: PTI)

12:49 (IST) Sep 06

Saddened by the murder of Gauri Lankesh. India wasn't supposed to be a country where journalists are silenced by bullets. Her voice rings on, tweets Shashi Tharoor.

12:47 (IST) Sep 06

There must be some conspiracy behind this. We can't rule out that it is like Kalburgi issue. Investigation will go on. I am in touch with home minister and official: Karnataka Law Minister TB Jayachandra (ANI)

12:46 (IST) Sep 06

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"> I cannot say yet if it was a part of a conspiracy: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GauriLankesh?src=hash">#GauriLankesh</a> <a href="https://t.co/EzLg8uLP5d">pic.twitter.com/EzLg8uLP5d</a></p> — ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/905325148164599808">September 6, 2017</a></blockquote>

12:45 (IST) Sep 06

Information and Broadcast Minister Smriti Irani condemns the killing of Gauri Lankesh and hopes for speedy investigatio, reports ANI.

12:43 (IST) Sep 06

Karnataka CM says SIT headed by IG level officer will probe the murder. He is also open for CBI probe. "If family members are particular about it, probe will be given to CBI," said Siddaramaiah.

12:30 (IST) Sep 06

Gauri Lankesh's death: Cops hunt for killers, Bengaluru on high alert

The Karnataka Police is on the hunt to trace and nab the killers of senior journalist Gauri Lankesh. Following journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh's murder+ on Tuesday night, police commissioner T Suneel Kumar directed all DCPs to carry out nakabandi across the city.

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12:28 (IST) Sep 06

Read: CCTV camera has captured the whole incident, says slain journalist Gauri's brother

Brother of slain senior journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh on Wednesday expressed confidence that the culprits will be traced soon with the help of concrete evidence from the CCTV footage and the journalist's mobile phone.

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12:24 (IST) Sep 06

Gauri Lankesh: Fearless, trenchant critic of right-wing politics

Shock engulfed the world of Kannada writers, artists and thinkers as news of the killing of journalist-activist-writer Gauri Lankesh spread late Tuesday evening. Some top writers switched off their phones, while others said they were not in a position to utter a word.

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