CBI had claimed that Punalekar was not only a part of the overall murder conspiracy, but had also instructed the alleged shooter, Sharad Kalaskar, to dismantle a set of firearms, including the one used in the murder of Gauri Lankesh. The defence counsel for lawyer Sanjeev Punalekar and his aide Vikram Bhave, who were arrested in connection with rationalist and author Narendra Dabholkar’s murder case, Tuesday told the court that the case presented by the CBI on the alleged shooters and the weapons used by them had several discrepancies. Advocate Virendra Ichalkaranjikar said: “The investigators have told the court that the pistols used in the murders of Dr Dabholkar, Govin Pansare and MM Kalburgi are same. The CBI is also saying they are still looking for the pistol purportedly disposed by one of the shooters on the alleged advice of Punalekar. It also needs to be pointed out, before the CBI had taken over the case, the police had arrested two persons — Manish Nagori and Vika...