The Goa-headquartered Sanatan Sanstha has maintained that none of its cadre were involved in the murder of Bengaluru-based journalist Gauri lankesh and were not grilled by the SIT. Chetan Rajhans, a spokesperson for the Sanstha said, “The Karantaka SIT have not taken an official Press conference. No one has issued an official Press release. Home Minister has not issued a statement. So this claim is on what basis, is the question."
"Till date no official of the Karnataka SIT has visited the Sanatan ashram. No Sanatan member has been investigated," he added. He also said that the Sanstha has no contact with three of itd missing members.