The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday brought Amit Ramchandra Digvekar, 38, and Ramesh D Bangera, 50, arrested in the murder of journalist/activist Gauri Lankesh and now accused in the Narendra Dabholkar murder case, from Bengaluru and produced them along with another accused, Sachin Andure, before Judicial Magistrate (First Class) R R Bhalghat.

While Digvekar and Bangera have been remanded in CBI custody till September 10, Andure got judicial custody as his 13-day police remand is over. CBI Counsel Vijaykumar Dhakane argued, "Those arrested had been planning Dabholkar's murder since 2012 and had been conducting a recce for months. They followed his routine and checked out all the spots he visited."