Indian journalist critical of Hindu extremists is shot dead in Bangalore
A senior Indian journalist and activist has been shot dead outside her home in Bangalore.
Gauri Lankesh was the editor of a Kannada-language tabloid that has frequently been critical of Hindu extremists.
Police said Lankesh, who was in her 50s, was shot by three assailants as she was entering the property on Tuesday evening and died shortly after. Officers said it was too early to speculate on the motive.
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Along with that, my criticism of Hindutva politics and the caste system ... makes my critics brand me as a Hindu hater. But I consider it my constitutional duty to continue in my own little way the struggle of Basavanna and [social reformer] Dr [Bhimrao Ramji] Ambedkar towards establishing an egalitarian society, she said.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/05/indian-journalist-gauri-lankesh-critical-of-hindu-extremists-shot-dead-in-bangalore