Rationalist Govind Pansare's Murder Case Solved, Police Make Arrest

Rationalist Govind Pansare was shot dead in February

Kolhapur:  Months after rationalist Govind Pansare was shot dead, the police in Maharashtra have made the first arrest.

The arrested man has been identified as Sameer Gaikwad.

Mr Pansare, a Left leader, and his wife were shot at on February 16 near their home in Kolhapur by men on a bike. He died four days later.

Last month, scholar MM Kalburgi was shot dead at his home in Karnataka’s Dharwad by gunmen who escaped in a bike.