New Delhi/Sep,6: The Editors Guild of India is deeply shocked and strongly condemns the murder of senior journalist and editor Gauri Lankesh who was shot dead outside her residence last night.
Gauri Lankesh, the editor of Lankesh Patrika, was a known critic of the Central government on key issues and had fearlessly expressed her views in the newspaper she edited as well as in other forums.
“Her killing is an ominous portent for dissent in democracy and a brutal assault on the freedom of the press. The Editors Guild of India demands that the Karnataka Government acts with alacrity to bring the culprits to justice apart from instituting a judicial probe into the killing,” said a statement, signed by Raj Chengappa, President; Prakash Dubey, General Secretary; and Kalyani Shankar, Treasurer.
