BELAGAVI: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the
Gauri Lankesh murder case
visited Belagavi along with the 18th accused who was nabbed earlier this month.
Rushikesh Devdikar alias Murali, 44, was arrested in Katras, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, on January 9 from his hideout following a tipoff. He is currently in SIT custody. Sources said he was one of the conspirators in the slaying of Gauri on September 5, 2017.
The SIT visited Chikale village in Khanapur taluk on January 18 and 19. The shooters were trained in the woods of Khanapur, particularly at Chikale. Bharat Kurne alias Tamatar (37), a resident of Sambhaji Galli in Belagavi, was arrested in August 2018. He had joined a team of four at Chikale.
Sources said Rushikesh hails from Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. Sleuths inspected several places in the village. They interrogated a few persons, including Bharat Kurane. Police went to a farmhouse where the accused met before the murder and took Rushikesh to a place where firearms training was held.
The SIT's chief investigating officer MN Anucheth confirmed the development.
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