Bengaluru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed by the state government to nab the accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder, has now tracked as many as 70 coin booths across the state to trace the secret trail of the murder.

According to the details shared by the authorities, all started with a constable alerting the senior cops about the coin booth conversation by one of the accused Praveen, who was under the police lense for some time in this case.

“Naveen who was arrested on 2, November 2017, from Maddur in Mandya had shared the details about Praveen. When police tracked Praveen, it was found that he used only the coin phones. He travelled a lot and opted to use a coin booth to ensure that nobody can track him. Police outsmarted him by following him across the state,” said authorities.

“As many as 30 coin booths, which were used frequently by the accused were brought under the special surveillance. Police in civil dress kept vigil around these coin booths to monitor the phone callers,” informed authorities.