Gauri Lankesh: Indian journalist shot dead in Bangalore
A prominent Indian journalist critical of Hindu nationalist politics has been shot dead in the southern state of Karnataka, police say.
Gauri Lankesh, 55, was found lying in a pool of blood at her doorstep in the city of Bangalore.
She was shot in the head and chest by gunmen who arrived by motorcycle. The motive for the crime was not clear.
Indian journalists are being increasingly targeted by radical Hindu nationalists, activists say.
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Very bad in all cases, however, I did see this in the remainder of the article:
She was sympathetic to the Naxalites, or Maoist rebels who have been carrying out a bloody insurgency against the government, and was involved in the reintegration of former rebels.
