Karnataka High Court Acquits All Accused In 2012 RTI Activist Murder Case
NDTV
Lingaraju was attacked by three armed men near his house on November 20, 2012 while he was drawing water from a public tap.
The Karnataka High Court has acquitted all the 12 accused in a case relating to the murder of RTI activist and editor of 'Maha Prachanda' newspaper Lingaraju back in 2012 citing lack of corroboratory evidence.
Lingaraju was attacked by three armed men near his house on November 20, 2012 while he was drawing water from a public tap.
His wife Uma Devi, who was with him on that day, filed the complaint and also named Govindaraju, a former BBMP corporator, as a suspect. She alleged that Govindaraju suspected Lingaraju's hand in a Lokayukta raid on his house and held a grudge against him.
Police filed the charge sheet against 12 accused -- Rangaswamy, R Shankar, Raghavendra, Govindaraju, Gowramma (wife of Govindaraju), Chandra, Shankar, Umashankara, Velu, Loganatha, Jaheer and Suresh.