The Special Investigation Team (SIT) which is probing the murder of Bangalore Journalist Gauri Lankesh recovered a diary which have a hit-list prepared by a radical Hindu Group. Noted Actor Girish Karnad was the first person on Hit-List. Gauri Lankesh was second in the list.
Contents of the diary are in Devnagri Script. As many as 37 Individuals from Karnataka and Maharashtra featured in the Hit-List. Names of Politician BT Lalitha Naik, Rationalist CS Dwarakanath and Pontiff Veerabhadra Channamalla appeared in it. Several attempts were made to get rid of them since 2016. Around 50 sharp shooters were hired to accomplish the mission.
Girish Karnad never hesitated to criticize the Hindutva ideology and rights-wing extremism. His security has been beefed up since the murder of Gauri Lankesh. When his opinion was sought on the hit-list, He claimed to be least bothered about such stuff.
Contents of the diary are in Devnagri Script. As many as 37 Individuals from Karnataka and Maharashtra featured in the Hit-List. Names of Politician BT Lalitha Naik, Rationalist CS Dwarakanath and Pontiff Veerabhadra Channamalla appeared in it. Several attempts were made to get rid of them since 2016. Around 50 sharp shooters were hired to accomplish the mission.
Girish Karnad never hesitated to criticize the Hindutva ideology and rights-wing extremism. His security has been beefed up since the murder of Gauri Lankesh. When his opinion was sought on the hit-list, He claimed to be least bothered about such stuff.