Journalist Killed

CBI Books Three Members Of BJP's Ally IPFT In Santanu Bhowmik Murder Case

Cities | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday July 2, 2018

The CBI has booked three tribal leaders, including a lawmaker, for the murder of television journalist Santanu Bhowmik in 2017, an official said.

Seen On CCTV, 3 Men Suspected Of Killing Journalist Shujaat Bukhari

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Revathi Hariharan | Friday June 15, 2018

Three men, riding on a motorcycle with their faces covered with masks, are suspected to be the ones who shot senior journalist and editor of Rising Kashmir Shujaat Bukhari outside his office in the heart of Srinagar on Thursday evening.

Mehbooba Mufti In Tears As She Recalls Meeting Shujaat Bukhari "Days Ago"

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 14, 2018

An anguished Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today broke down while denouncing the "mindless" killing of veteran journalist and Rising Kashmir editor Shujaat Bukhari by terrorists.

Shujaat Bukhari Defended Journalism, Human Rights In Last Twitter Posts

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 14, 2018

Hours before he fell to the bullets of unidentified gunmen, Rising Kashmir editor Shujaat Bukhari had vigorously defended his work on Twitter when some Delhi-based journalists accused him of doing "biased" reportage on Kashmir, and had posted the UN report on alleged human rights violations in the valley.

Gauri Lankesh, Sudip Dutta Bhaumik, Among Journalists, Honoured At Washington Event

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday June 5, 2018

An AFP contributor investigating drug cartels shot to death in Mexico. An American freelance journalist fatally shot while embedded with South Sudan rebels. A blogger in Malta killed in a car bomb after reporting on corruption and cronyism.

Chhota Rajan Got Journalist Killed To Send Out Message To Media: Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 3, 2018

Gangster Chhota Rajan had ordered the killing of senior journalist J Dey as he wanted to send out a message to the media, general public and his rivals that his organised crime syndicate was still "alive and kicking", observed a special court here.

He Was Wearing Vest Marked 'PRESS', Was Shot Dead At Gaza Protest

World News | Loveday Morris, The Washington Post | Sunday April 8, 2018

Yaser Murtaja had often filmed from the sky, but he never lived to fulfill his dream of flying on an airplane through the clouds.

"Will Recommend CBI Probe," Madhya Pradesh Official On Journalist's Death

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 29, 2018

A day after television journalist Sandeep Sharma was mowed down by a truck, the Madhya Pradesh government said it will recommend a CBI probe into his death, an official said.

2 Journalists Killed In Bihar After Being Hit Allegedly By Local Leader's Car

India News | NDTV News Desk | Monday March 26, 2018

Two journalists were killed in Bihar last night, allegedly run over by a village council head and his men in Bhojpur, around 80 km from Patna. Navin

Tripura Journalists In New Delhi, Demand CBI Probe Into Murder Of Journalists

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday December 4, 2017

A nine-member delegation of Tripura journalists met Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh on Monday to demand a CBI probe into the murder of two journalists from the state.

UNESCO Condemns Killing Of Tripura Journalist Sudip Datta Bhaumik

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday November 29, 2017

United Nations' culture organisation UNESCO on Tuesday condemned the killing of journalist Sudip Datta Bhaumik last week in Tripura, calling it "the ultimate form of censorship" and urged his killer to be brought to justice.

2 More Cops Arrested In Connection With Tripura Journalist's Killing

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Saturday November 25, 2017

Two more Tripura State Rifles (TSR) personnel have been arrested in connection with the killing of senior journalist Sudip Datta Bhowmick at the force's 2nd battalion headquarters, the police said. Nayek Amit Debbarma and rifleman Dharmendra Kumar Singh were arrested last night on charges of criminal conspiracy, Deputy Inspector General of Police (...

Blank Edit Columns, Call For Strike Over Journalist's Killing In Tripura

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Saturday November 25, 2017

After a senior journalist was shot dead allegedly by a paramilitary force personnel on Tuesday, the newspapers in Tripura's capital Agartala today ran blank edit columns in protest. The BJP and Congress have also called a 12-hour state-wide shutdown accusing the ruling CPI(M) government of failing to protect mediapersons as two journalists have bee...

Tripura Officer, Whose Guard Allegedly Shot Dead Journalist, Arrested

India News | Wednesday November 22, 2017

The paramilitary officer whose bodyguard shot dead a senior journalist after an argument over his request for a meeting at a camp in Tripura has been arrested, the police said on Wednesday.

In Tripura, Journalist Sudip Datta Bhowmik Shot Dead By Policeman During Argument

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday November 21, 2017

A journalist was shot dead today near Tripura's capital Agartala, allegedly by a paramilitary force personnel. Sudip Datta Bhowmik, 50, was a crime reporter for the popular Bengali daily Syandan Patrika. The accused soldier, Nandu Reang, who was with Tripura State Rifles - a paramilitary force engaged in counter-insurgency operations - has been arr...