Gauri Lankesh murder case: SIT set to file chargesheet against Naveen by May 29

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May 26, 2018

Bengaluru, May 26: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the murder of journalist/activist Gauri Lankesh is all set to file a chargesheet against accused K T Naveen Kumar next week.

Naveen, a resident of Maddur in Mandya and founder of Hindu Yuva Sena, was

arrested by Central Crime Branch (CCB) police in connection with a firearms case in mid-February this year, when his complicity in the Gauri case came to the fore.

Since it’s been almost 90 days since he was arrested, police have prepared a 300-page chargesheet and final scrutiny is on. “We will file it before the court by May 29, which is the last day for submission,” an SIT official said.

Cops claim Naveen was aware of the murder plot and even knows the killers’ identity. Cops’ efforts to unravel the truth went in vain as Naveen, who had given his consent for narcoanalysis in a city court, took a U-turn when he was taken to Gujarat for the test on April 20. He was brought back to the city and lodged at Central Prison.

3 more held in arms case Police have arrested three persons in the arms case for which Naveen was apprehended initially. The trio, allegedly involved in illegal arms trading, was produced before the 5th additional chief metropolitan magistrate (ACMM) court on Tuesday and sent to police custody.

Amol Kale and Amit Degwekar are from Maharashtra and Manohar Edave is from Vijayapura. “We are questioning them about the Gauri case,” an SIT officer said.

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Elusive bamboo shrimp resurfaces in Mangaluru estuary after 70 years

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A rare bamboo shrimp has been rediscovered on mainland India more than 70 years after it was last reported, confirming for the first time the presence of Atyopsis spinipes in the country. The find was made by researchers from the Centre for Climate Change Studies at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, during surveys in Karnataka and Odisha.

The team — shrimp expert Dr S Prakash, PhD scholar K Kunjulakshmi, and Mangaluru-based researcher Maclean Antony Santos — combined field surveys, ecological assessments and DNA analysis to identify the elusive species. Their findings, published in Zootaxa, resolve decades of taxonomic confusion stemming from a 1951 report that misidentified the species as Atyopsis moluccensis without strong evidence.

The shrimp has now been confirmed at two locations: the Mulki–Pavanje estuary near Mangaluru and the Kuakhai River in Bhubaneswar. Historical specimens from the Andaman Islands, previously labelled as A. moluccensis, were also found to be misidentified and actually belong to A. spinipes.

The rediscovery began after an aquarium hobbyist in Odisha spotted a shrimp in 2022, prompting systematic surveys across Udupi, Karwar and Mangaluru. Four female specimens were collected in Mulki and one in Odisha, all genetically matching.

Researchers warn the species may exist in very small, vulnerable populations as freshwater habitats face increasing pressure from pollution, sand mining and infrastructure development. All verified specimens have been deposited with the Zoological Survey of India for future reference.

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