Senior journalist Gauri Lankesh shot dead in Bengaluru 

Senior Kannada journalist and social activist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead on Tuesday night by unidentified men at her residence in Benguluru.

She was shot dead from close range when she was standing at the gate of her house in Rajarajeswari Nagar (in the suburbs) around 8.30 pm. According to witnesses, three bullets were fired at Lankesh's forehead, killing her instantaneously. The police said they will set up a special team to investigate the incident.

Lankesh was the editor of the popular Kannda tabloid "Lankesh Patrike". In November 2016, she was sentenced to six months in jail after a defamation case was filed against her for a report against Bharatiya Janata Party leaders.