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RTI Activist Attacked For Seeking Information On Illegal Mining In Gujarat
A Right to Information (RTI) activist was allegedly attacked by a group of unidentified persons outside the Collector office in Tapi district of Gujarat for allegedly seeking information and opposing "illegal mining" there, police said today.
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Shiv Sena Workers Attack RTI Activist With Iron Rod, Blacken His Face
Shiv Sena workers today assaulted and blackened the face of a Right to Information activist at Latur in Maharashtra's Marathwada region, after he "exposed" an illegal construction case.
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'My wife was threatened after I filed an RTI'
Back in 2010, the Bombay High Court, while hearing the murder case of Right to Information (RTI) activist Satish Shetty in Maharashtra, ordered the state government to provide police protection to the many activists who complain of threats after filing applications under the RTI Act.
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RTI activist attacked with knife
An RTI activist was attacked by four persons, two of them believed to be cricket bookies, with a knife and a hammer in suburban Kandivali, police said today. According to police, Mehul Kataria (39) was walking on the road last night in Kandivali when four persons, started thrashing him with knife and hammer.
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Protect RTI activists, Central Information Commission tells state govts
Concerned over a string of recent attacks on RTI activists across the country, the Central Information Commission (CIC) today stepped in, saying it is the duty of respective governments to take "urgent" steps to safeguard the life and liberty of the activists.
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RTI activist stabbed in Porbandar
An RTI activist, Bhagu Devani, has been attacked in Porbandar in Gujarat. Seventy-two-year-old Devani was stabbed on Friday morning. According to his complaint to the police, around five to six people stopped his car, and after an altercation stabbed him thrice. The activist has accused a former BJP minister and two others for the attack. He a...
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RTI activist attacked with sword in Maharashtra
An activist promoting the Right to Information Act in Maharashtra has been attacked with a sword. He is in hospital.Popat Barge was attacked in the Satara district on Sunday night, possibly in retaliation for his attempts to use the RTI to check on illegal construction.Mr Barge is a member of Anna Hazare's organization against corruption - Bhrastac...
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Second attempt to kill RTI activist
A right to information activist Dr Amar Nath Pandey has been shot at in the Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh reportedly for seeking information on corruption in the implementation of MNREGA schemes in the area and exposing district level corruption. This was the second attempt on his life in the last one week when a jeep had tried to run him ove...
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RTI Activist Attacked For Seeking Information On Illegal Mining In Gujarat
A Right to Information (RTI) activist was allegedly attacked by a group of unidentified persons outside the Collector office in Tapi district of Gujarat for allegedly seeking information and opposing "illegal mining" there, police said today.
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Shiv Sena Workers Attack RTI Activist With Iron Rod, Blacken His Face
Shiv Sena workers today assaulted and blackened the face of a Right to Information activist at Latur in Maharashtra's Marathwada region, after he "exposed" an illegal construction case.
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'My wife was threatened after I filed an RTI'
Back in 2010, the Bombay High Court, while hearing the murder case of Right to Information (RTI) activist Satish Shetty in Maharashtra, ordered the state government to provide police protection to the many activists who complain of threats after filing applications under the RTI Act.
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RTI activist attacked with knife
An RTI activist was attacked by four persons, two of them believed to be cricket bookies, with a knife and a hammer in suburban Kandivali, police said today. According to police, Mehul Kataria (39) was walking on the road last night in Kandivali when four persons, started thrashing him with knife and hammer.
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Protect RTI activists, Central Information Commission tells state govts
Concerned over a string of recent attacks on RTI activists across the country, the Central Information Commission (CIC) today stepped in, saying it is the duty of respective governments to take "urgent" steps to safeguard the life and liberty of the activists.
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RTI activist stabbed in Porbandar
An RTI activist, Bhagu Devani, has been attacked in Porbandar in Gujarat. Seventy-two-year-old Devani was stabbed on Friday morning. According to his complaint to the police, around five to six people stopped his car, and after an altercation stabbed him thrice. The activist has accused a former BJP minister and two others for the attack. He a...
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RTI activist attacked with sword in Maharashtra
An activist promoting the Right to Information Act in Maharashtra has been attacked with a sword. He is in hospital.Popat Barge was attacked in the Satara district on Sunday night, possibly in retaliation for his attempts to use the RTI to check on illegal construction.Mr Barge is a member of Anna Hazare's organization against corruption - Bhrastac...
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Second attempt to kill RTI activist
A right to information activist Dr Amar Nath Pandey has been shot at in the Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh reportedly for seeking information on corruption in the implementation of MNREGA schemes in the area and exposing district level corruption. This was the second attempt on his life in the last one week when a jeep had tried to run him ove...
