Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (MS)
Bengaluru, Jul 2: Six hours intense prayer for the success of Gauri Lankesh murder, blindfolding of accused shooter Parashuram Waghmare till reaching the house of Gauri, travelling 100 km every day after the killing, changing their attire and looks so as not to get caught are some of the curious secrets that are being unveiled in the Gauri Lankesh murder case investigation that is being carried out by the Special Investigation Team (SIT).
The accused who were scared after failing in the first attempt to kill Gauri prayed for six hours the next day for their success in the act. Once the murder was done, then Amol Kale and Parashuram of Maharashtra origin, Sujith of Shikaripura and others had left Bengaluru.
Parashuram Waghmare
In addition, the Kale gang had blindfolded shooter Parashuram while bringing him to the house of Gauri so that he does not know the route from his residence to the home of Gauri. In fact, Parashuram was put up in a house which was close to the house of Gauri. However, when he was brought to Gauri's house for murder, his blindfold was opened at a park nearby. So Parashuram could identify only the park during the investigation by the SIT. Even after the murder he was blindfolded by the Kale team and was dropped near toll gate of Nelamangala.
The accused also changed their appearance after the killing and were underground in Maharashtra as per the details unearthed by the SIT team during the investigation.
Sujith from Shikaripura, who is one of the accused, had gone underground and resided in Satara of Maharashtra for one month. However, once he got the news that police are searching for him, he used to change his location everyday by travelling a distance of around 100 km.
It is learnt during the SIT investigation that the speech made by Gauri Lankesh in the meeting convened by the progressive organizations in Dakshina Kannada district in the year 2012, in which she questioned about the Hindu religion and especially the birth of Rama, might be the cause for her death. The video clipping of this controversial speech was found on the laptop of one of the accused Sujith. There is a possibility that Parashuram Waghmare might have been brainwashed by showing him the same video clip.