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Kolkata: South 24-Parganas police claimed that the person who was arrested from Usthi is one of the masterminds behind the murder of writer M M Kalburgi and journalist Gauri Lankesh. The 34-year-old man identified as Pratap Hazra was arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata police in collaboration with a team from Pune. It may be mentionedthat Hazra's name has also appeared in the charge sheet framed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Karnataka police. Police said Hazra was arrested in 2015 for creating communal tension in South 24-Parganas. The members of Hindu Sanshati said Hazra had distanced himself from the organisation and is now associated with Maharastra based Hindu Janajagriti..