Supreme Court notice to Karnataka in Gauri Lankesh case
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Karnataka authorities to a plea made by the sister of murdered activist Gauri Lankesh difficult the dropping of organised crime costs towards an accused in the case.
A Bench led by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar issued notice to the State on the petition filed by Kavitha Lankesh.
Ms. Lankesh, a filmmaker, has appealed to the highest court docket towards the State High Court’s choice in April to quash costs beneath the Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act (KCOCA) towards Mohan Nayak.
The apex court docket mentioned the accused shouldn’t be granted bail till Ms. Lankesh’s plea was determined. The Bench then stood the case over to July 15.
Ms. Lankesh, represented by advocate Aparna Bhat, mentioned an SIT investigation had revealed that the accused was a part of a syndicate which was behind a number of situations of organised crime.
The petition refers to a spate of murders, together with that of activists Narendra Dabolkar and Govind Pansare.
Gauri Lankesh was shot lifeless exterior her house in Bengaluru in 2017.
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