Gauri Lankesh, a senior journalist in Bengaluru, has been shot dead at her residence in Rajarajeshwari Nagar. <br/><br/>Bengaluru Police Commissioner while confirming the incident has said that the top police officials are rushing to the spot. <br/><br/>According to reports, unidentified men shot her three times from close range and she collapsed on the spot.<br/>'<br/>Gauri ran a weekly 'Lankesh Patrike' a Kannada tabloid, and had been under attack from people with ideological differences. <br/><br/>Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah three police teams have been constituted to probe the killing. <br/><br/>He said, instructions have been issued to crack the case and bring the culprits to book at the earliest.<br/> '<br/>Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore took twitter to denounce the incident. <br/><br/>Condemning all acts of violence against journalists, Mr. Rathore said, this is a heinous murder.<br/><br/>

Gauri Lankesh, a senior journalist in Bengaluru, has been shot dead at her residence in Rajarajeshwari Nagar. <br/><br/>Bengaluru Police Commissioner while confirming the incident has said that the top police officials are rushing to the spot. <br/><br/>According to reports, unidentified men shot her three times from close range and she collapsed on the spot.<br/><br/>Gauri ran a weekly 'Lankesh Patrike' a Kannada tabloid, and had been under attack from people with ideological differences.<br/><br/>