Accused in Gauri Lankesh murder case joins Shinde Sena ahead of Maharashtra elections

An accused in the 2017 murder of activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh has joined the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, reported The Indian Express on Sunday.

Shrikant Pangarkar was arrested in connection with the murder case in August 2018. The Karnataka High Court granted him bail in September.

On Friday, he joined the Shinde Sena in the presence of party leader and former minister Arjun Khotkar. This comes ahead of the Assembly elections in Maharashtra scheduled to be held on November 20.