Live Updates: Senior journalist Gauri Lankesh shot dead at Bengaluru residence

Senior journalist Gauri Lankesh. (Source: Twitter)

Senior journalist Gauri Lankesh was on Tuesday shot dead at her residence in Bengaluru’s Rajarajeshwari Nagar. The news was confirmed by city police commissioner. She was the editor of Lankesh Patrike, a weekly Kannada magazine. She had been a staunch critic of Hindutva politics.

According to reports, Lankesh succumbed to multiple bullet wounds on her body. Reflecting on the incident, MN Anucheth, DCP, West, said her found was found in her veranda.

More details awaited