BigstockBefore breathing his last, the journalist informed hospital authorities that he was targeted for writing regularly on a corrupt village chief and her sonA 37-year-old journalist and his friend were burnt alive in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh over his reportage exposing the corruption of a village chief, Indian media reported. According to an NDTV report, among the three men who killed the reporter and his friend was the son of the village chief Sushila Devi. However, before breathing his last, the journalist informed hospital authorities that he was targeted for writing regularly on a corrupt village chief and her son. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) protested the brutal killing of the journalist and demanded punishment for the culprits. According to RSF’s barometer, Singh is the fourth journalist to be murdered this year in India in connection with their journalism.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 10, 2020 14:26 UTC