Girish Karnad was under-round-the-clock armed security for the last one-and-a-half months. “Investigations revealed that his house was recced and the conspiracy to kill him had progressed,” said a senior officer with the SIT probing the murders of Gauri Lankesh and M.M. Also Read Girish Karnad | The dogged defender of liberal valuesHis first brush with activism probably came in the wake of Babri Masjid demolition. Also Read Girish Karnad - actor with a conscience“This put him on the hitlist,” said a senior police official close to the probe. At the event Girish Karnad said he was not himself a beef eater but supported beef eating as it was part of several cultures.

Source: The Hindu June 10, 2019 17:19 UTC