It's a sad day in the country which is supposedly one of the biggest democracies in the world. Gauri Lankesh, a famous journalist and the brains behind ‘Lankesh Patrike' was shot dead in her house in Bengaluru. She was known for being extremely vocal and brutal with her opinions about the right wing and even faced many threats. People are baffled and sad about the whole incident and Twitter is floating in grief.

Shocking and blood curdling to hear about the murder of Gauri Lankesh. These monstrous criminals must be nailed n dealt with sternly

— Kiran Mazumdar Shaw (@kiranshaw) September 5, 2017

As a friend, colleague & admirer for decades shocked & shattered to hear of the murder of Gauri Lankesh,one of India's gutsiest journalists

— vir sanghvi (@virsanghvi) September 5, 2017

Journalists , fellow colleagues and friends, everyone is shell shocked about the incident.

As a rookie journo, I discovered Bangalore riding pillion on Gauri Lankesh's mobike. She was truly one of a kind. Hard to believe she's gone

— Seema Goswami (@seemagoswami) September 5, 2017

Numbed by news of Gauri Lankesh's murder. She was gutsy, level-headed, defiant—everything we need in a journalist in these troubled times.

— Siddharth (@svaradarajan) September 5, 2017

Heroes are never perfect, but they're brave, they're authentic, they're courageous, determined
RIP #gaurilankesh pic.twitter.com/SSJLqpRraE

— rahul verma (@rahulverma08) September 5, 2017

The murder highlights a lot of things that is gravely wrong with the system and of course demands a wake up call.

Killing of #GauriLankesh is not only tragic but terribly scary as well. Mere dissent or disagreement as a brave journalist cost her life.

— S lrfan Habib (@irfhabib) September 5, 2017

The cold-blooded murder of Gauri #Lankesh is an assault on all our fundamentals, please remember. Somber moment, but don't ignore the alert

— Sankarshan Thakur (@SankarshanT) September 5, 2017

The investigation is on and the CM of Karnataka took to Twitter to express his grief as well.

Shocked to learn abt murder of tall progressive force & senior journalist Gauri Lankesh. Such cold blooded acts deserve highest condemnation

— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) September 5, 2017

I have spoken with the DGP, and instructed him to ensure prompt and thorough investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice.

— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) September 5, 2017

It is a dark day for a nation where freedom of speech is supposed to be practised.