Hyderabad, Jan. 11 -- A Bengaluru court has granted bail to Sharad Bhausaheb Kalaskar, the final accused still in custody in the Gauri Lankesh murder case.

This decision, made by Principal City Civil and Sessions Judge B Muralidhara Pai on January 8, allows Kalaskar's release on a personal bond under strict conditions.

With this ruling, 17 out of the 18 accused in the case are now out on bail, while one individual remains absconding.

Gauri Lankesh murdered in 2017

Gauri Lankesh, a well-known journalist and vocal critic of right-wing ideologies, was murdered outside her home in Bengaluru on September 5, 2017.

The case has attracted significant national attention due to allegations that the accused were linked to a secretive organizati...