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RSS defamation case: Rahul Gandhi gets bail on surety of Rs 15,000; enjoying the fight, says ex-Congress chief
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RSS defamation case: Rahul Gandhi gets bail on surety of Rs 15,000; enjoying the fight, says ex-Congress chief

Rahul Gandhi on Thursday pleaded not guilty in connection with a defamation case filed against him in 2017 for allegedly linking journalist Gauri Lankesh's murder with the "BJP-RSS ideology".

Gauri Lankesh murder case: SIT files additional chargesheet in special court against 18 accused
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Gauri Lankesh murder case: SIT files additional chargesheet in special court against 18 accused

Lankesh, 55, the editor of Lankesh Patrike, was shot dead outside her residence in the city's suburb by unidentified assailants on 5 September, 2017.

Narendra Dabholkar murder case: CBI takes custody of Amol Kale, also prime accused in Gauri Lankesh killing
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Narendra Dabholkar murder case: CBI takes custody of Amol Kale, also prime accused in Gauri Lankesh killing

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) suspects that Amol Kale, who is the prime accused in journalist Gauri Lankesh's homicide, is also the mastermind behind rationalist Narendra Dabholkar's murder.

Gauri Lankesh murder case: Gujarat forensic lab confirms Parashuram Waghmare shot and killed journalist
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Gauri Lankesh murder case: Gujarat forensic lab confirms Parashuram Waghmare shot and killed journalist

SIT sources said the entire sequence of events was reconstructed and a video of it along with CCTV footage on the day of incident sent to the Directorate of Forensic Science,

Bhima Koregaon raids an attempt to divert attention from Sanatan Sanstha probe, says Prakash Ambedkar
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Bhima Koregaon raids an attempt to divert attention from Sanatan Sanstha probe, says Prakash Ambedkar

Prakash Ambedkar alleged that police have made contradictory claims about the violence at Bhima Koregaon near Pune in January

Investigators trace links between murders of Narendra Dabholkar, Gauri Lankesh, MM Kalburgi, Govind Pansare
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Investigators trace links between murders of Narendra Dabholkar, Gauri Lankesh, MM Kalburgi, Govind Pansare

The recent arrests in Maharashtra in connection with rationalist Narendra Dabholkar's murder in 2013 have helped the investigators to establish the missing links between the four murder plots that were executed in a similar manner.

Gauri Lankesh murder: Karnataka SIT arrests two more suspects; accused to remain in custody till 6 August
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Gauri Lankesh murder: Karnataka SIT arrests two more suspects; accused to remain in custody till 6 August

The two accused arrested in the Gauri Lankesh murder case were produced before a court in Bengaluru on Monday and taken into police custody until 6 August

Gauri Lankesh murder case: SIT arrests seventh suspect involved in journalist's killing; accused sent to 6-day custody
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Gauri Lankesh murder case: SIT arrests seventh suspect involved in journalist's killing; accused sent to 6-day custody

SIT has arrested the seventh suspect who is involved in the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh. The suspect has been sent to a six-day custody

Gauri Lankesh murder accused KT Naveen Kumar agrees for narco test to prove 'innocence', says lawyer
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Gauri Lankesh murder accused KT Naveen Kumar agrees for narco test to prove 'innocence', says lawyer

"My client has agreed to undergo a narco analysis test to prove his innocence in the Gauri Lankesh murder case. We have applied for it in the city civil court," counsel A Vedamurthy told PTI.

Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik compares Gauri Lankesh's murder with death of 'dog'; backtracks later
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Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik compares Gauri Lankesh's murder with death of 'dog'; backtracks later

Right-wing fringe outfit Sri Ram Sene's chief Pramod Muthalik compared journalist Gauri Lankesh's murder to the death of a "dog" while addressing a public rally at Rajajinagar on Sunday

Gauri Lankesh case: Knew of murder plot 15 days in advance, says first accused Naveen Kumar in confession
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Gauri Lankesh case: Knew of murder plot 15 days in advance, says first accused Naveen Kumar in confession

SIT filed the confession statement of gunrunner and Hindutva activist T Naveen Kumar in court, the first accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder probe.

Gauri Lankesh murder: Hindu Janajagruti Samiti says accused Amol Kale no longer associated with it
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Gauri Lankesh murder: Hindu Janajagruti Samiti says accused Amol Kale no longer associated with it

The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti claimed on Saturday that Amol Kale, arrested on Thursday for his alleged involvement in the killing of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh, left the organisation in 2008 because of "personal reasons".

Gauri Lankesh murder case: Accused refuses to undergo narco test after initially consenting to it
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Gauri Lankesh murder case: Accused refuses to undergo narco test after initially consenting to it

Kumar, who was flown to Ahmedabad on Monday for the narco analysis, gave a written objection to all the tests in front of the forensic psychologist.

Criminal justice system in India skewed against the poor; judiciary losing credibility due to repeated legal oversights
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Criminal justice system in India skewed against the poor; judiciary losing credibility due to repeated legal oversights

Such miscarriages of justice run the entire gamut of the criminal justice system in India. Be it the police, investigators, advocates, media, even the judiciary — the weak and powerless find the system stacked against them.

First arrest in Gauri Lankesh's murder case: Accused KT Naveen Kumar could just be a 'red herring'
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First arrest in Gauri Lankesh's murder case: Accused KT Naveen Kumar could just be a 'red herring'

Kumar is reportedly the founder of a radical Hindutva outfit called the Hindu Yuva Sena.

Gauri Lankesh murder case: Karnataka Police SIT releases enlarged photo of suspected killer
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Gauri Lankesh murder case: Karnataka Police SIT releases enlarged photo of suspected killer

A special investigation team probing the killing of noted journalist Gauri Lankesh outside her house in Bengaluru has extracted an enlarged picture of a motorcycle-borne youth, who is suspected to have conducted a recce of the area before the incident.

Gauri Lankesh murder case: SIT sketch resembles Tumkur BJP MLA's assistant, creates trouble for him
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Gauri Lankesh murder case: SIT sketch resembles Tumkur BJP MLA's assistant, creates trouble for him

BJP MLA Suresh Gowda's personal assistant M Prabhakar faced a harrowing day as one of the sketches in the Gauri Lankesh case resembled him.

Gauri Lankesh lives on: Friends, associates of journalist-activist plan to revive tabloid by year-end
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Gauri Lankesh lives on: Friends, associates of journalist-activist plan to revive tabloid by year-end

Close friends and associates of the late journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh are planning to revive her eponymous tabloid in Bengaluru to keep her spirit alive.

Sanatan Sanstha decries being linked Gauri Lankesh murder, blames Left for hatching saffron terror conspiracy
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Sanatan Sanstha decries being linked Gauri Lankesh murder, blames Left for hatching saffron terror conspiracy

Left-aligned forces are targetting the Sanatan Sanstha because we are "soft targets", a spokesperson for the Goa-based Hindu rightwing organisation said on Saturday.