Custody of Dabholkar murder accused extended

Mumbai: The CBI, which is probing rationalist Narendra Dabholkar’s murder case, today told a court here that it would be taking custody of three men arrested by Karnataka police in the Gauri Lankesh murder case.

The CBI had said there was a link between the accused in the two cases. The Pune court extended till September 1 the police custody of Sachin Andure, one of the alleged shooters who killed Dabholkar.

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday told the court that it wants to interrogate Andure and Sharad Kalaskar, the alleged second shooter,
together.