Gauri Lankesh murder case accused wins Jalna civic poll

 

 

SHRIKANT Pangarkar, an accused in the 2017 killing of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh, on Friday won as a corporator from the Jalna Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra. Counting of votes for 29 civic bodies in Maharashtra, which went to polls a day before, is currently underway. Pangarkar had contested as an Independent candidate from electoral ward No. 13. He defeated his nearest rival, Raosaheb Dhoble of the BJP. Pangarkar secured 2,661 votes, while Dhoble polled 2,477 votes, a poll official said.

 

Except for Shiv Sena, almost all major political parties had fielded their candidates against Pangarkar. Gauri Lankesh was shot dead outside her residence in Bengaluru on September 5, 2017. The killing had triggered widespread outrage. In August 2018, the Maharashtra ATSarrested Pangarkar under provisions of the Explosives Act, the Explosive Substances Act, and the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.