The Karnataka government on Monday said that the killers of Bengaluru journalist Gauri Lankesh have been identified but they are still waiting to gather more concrete evidence.
"The Special Investigation Team (SIT) got some clues on the killers of Lankesh. It's gathering evidence. We know about them (killers) but can't go public without evidence," Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy said.
"We need hard evidence against the suspects to file even a charge-sheet against them in a court. Otherwise, the case will not stand for trial," asserted Reddy.
Gauri Lankesh, the editor of a Kannada weekly, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at her house in Bengaluru on September 5. In an attempt to nab the killers, the state government had also announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for anyone who can help the police nab Lankesh's killers.
