Senior journalist Gauri Lankesh shot dead

#FLASH: Senior journalist Gauri Lankesh shot dead at her residence in Bengaluru's Rajarajeshwari Nagar. More details awaited.

Senior journalist Gauri Lankesh shot dead at her residence in Bengaluru's Rajarajeshwari Nagar.

The Bengaluru Police Commissioner has confirmed the incident; top police officers are rushing to the spot. Reports suggest unidentified men shot her three times from close range and she collapsed on the spot.
She ran the weekly Gauri 'Lankesh Patrike,' a Kannada tabloid, and was seen as a fearless and independent and outspoken journalist. She had been under attack from people with ideological differences.

More details awaited.

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