Daijiworld Media Network - Belagavi (SP)

Belagavi, Aug 31: The special investigation team (SIT) probing the death of veteran journalist, Gauri Lankesh, has taken Sagar, residing near Ganeshpura Jyotinagar here into custody. He has been taken to Bengaluru for questioning.

Sagar, a member of Benakanahalli gram panchayat, is said to have been associated with Hindu organizations. He was in constant contact with Bharat Kurne, who was recently arrested by SIT. Sources say that Sagar and Bharat had developed friendship because of their common interests, and they kept contact regularly with each other through cell phones.

Sagar

In the meanwhile, Gayathri, wife of Bharat Kurne, speaking to reporters here on Thursday, alleged that SIT which took away her husband during the first week of August, has been physically and mentally harassing him and his family members.

She said that her husband had become weak on account of this harassment. Kurne's mother, Rekha, too said that the SIT had taken away Rahul, Bharat's younger brother, into custody five times in the guise of questioning him and that he had to visit Bengaluru five times within a month.