<p>Jayashri Baddi, mother of Amit Baddi, who was arrested in connection with the Gauri Lankesh murder; claimed her son was innocent.<br /><br />"My son is being troubled by the police unnecessarily. Even the earlier rowdy-sheeter case related to a communal incident is not yet proved," Jayashri added. </p>.<p>The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Gauri murder, had arrested Amit Ramachandra Baddi (27) at Hubballi, on July 24. His mother Jayashri had earlier claimed that the arrest was a case of mistaken identity. </p>.<p>Gauri Lankesh (55), the victim, was a journalist-activist, and a vocal critic of hardline right-wing ideology. She was shot dead outside her Bengaluru home in September 2017.</p>
<p>Jayashri Baddi, mother of Amit Baddi, who was arrested in connection with the Gauri Lankesh murder; claimed her son was innocent.<br /><br />"My son is being troubled by the police unnecessarily. Even the earlier rowdy-sheeter case related to a communal incident is not yet proved," Jayashri added. </p>.<p>The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Gauri murder, had arrested Amit Ramachandra Baddi (27) at Hubballi, on July 24. His mother Jayashri had earlier claimed that the arrest was a case of mistaken identity. </p>.<p>Gauri Lankesh (55), the victim, was a journalist-activist, and a vocal critic of hardline right-wing ideology. She was shot dead outside her Bengaluru home in September 2017.</p>
