Bengaluru/New Delhi: The cold-blooded murder of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh in Bengaluru unleashed outrage across the country on Wednesday even as the Karnataka government quickly set up an IGP-headed Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the killing.
As the media fraternity and members of civil society reacted with horror and staged protests in Bengaluru, Delhi and several other cities, leaders cutting across party lines condemned the murder.
However, top leaders of the Congress and the BJP were locked in a spat over the killing.
In an audacious attack, unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants pumped bullets into 55-year-old Gauri, known for her left-leaning outlook and forthright views against Hindutva politics, as she left her car after reaching her home. The body of Gauri was buried with full state honours in the evening.
