India, Jan. 11 -- A court in Bengaluru has granted bail to Sharad Bhausaheb Kalaskar, the last accused in jail in connection with the murder of activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh. With this, 17 of the 18 accused in the case are out on bail now, and while remains absconding. Lankesh was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assassins outside her home in Bengaluru on the night of September 5, 2017. Of the total 18 accused arrested since, Vikas Patil is still absconding. Hearing Kalaskar's bail plea on January 8, justice Muralidhara Pai B of the Principal City Civil and Sessions Court in Bengaluru allowed his release saying that the prolonged detention violated his constitutional right to a speedy trial under Article 21 of the Constitution. P10
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