List of journalists killed in India

2021-10-18T11:49:09Z

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! Date
! Name
! Media outlet
! Place
! Summary
! References
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| 27 February 1992
| [[Bakshi Tirath Singh]]
| [[Hind Samachar]]
| [[Dhuri]], [[Punjab]]
|
| <ref name="Bakshi Tirath Singh">{{cite web|title=Bakshi Tirath Singh, Hind Samachar, February 27, 1992, in Dhuri, India|url=https://cpj.org/killed/1992/bakshi-tirath-singh.php|publisher=[[Committee to Protect Journalists]]|accessdate=22 January 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 22 May 1993
| [[Dinesh Pathak]]
| Resident editor of ''[[Sandesh (Indian newspaper)|Sandesh]]'' newspaper in [[Baroda]].
| [[Vadodara]]
| Raju Risaldar, accused of ordering the killing, was later shot dead by [[Gujarat Police]] in the [[Vadodara encounter]].
| <ref>{{cite web|author=site admin |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19930630-mafia-politician-nexus-comes-under-public-pressure-in-gujarat-811226-1993-06-30 |title=Cracking down on the dons | IndiaToday |publisher=Indiatoday.in |date=1993-06-30 |accessdate=2018-06-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cpj.org/data/people/dinesh-pathak/ |title=Dinesh Pathak - Committee to Protect Journalists |publisher=Cpj.org |date= |accessdate=2018-06-14}}</ref>
|-
| 27 February 1999
| [[Shivani Bhatnagar]]
| [[The Indian Express]]
| [[New Delhi]]
|
| <ref name="Shivani Bhatnagar">{{cite web|title=Shivani Bhatnagar, Indian Express, January 23, 1999, in New Delhi, India |url=https://cpj.org/killed/1999/shivani-bhatnagar.php|publisher=[[Committee to Protect Journalists]]|accessdate=22 January 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 13 March 1999
| [[Irfan Hussain]]
| [[Outlook India|Outlook]]
| [[New Delhi]]
|
| <ref name=IfranHussain>{{cite web|title=Irfan Hussain, Outlook, March 13, 1999, in New Delhi, India|url=https://cpj.org/killed/1999/irfan-hussain.php|publisher=[[Committee to Protect Journalists]]|accessdate=22 January 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 10 October 1999
| [[N. A. Lalruhlu]]
| [[Shan (newspaper)|Shan]]
| [[Manipur]]
|
| <ref name=Lalruhlu>{{cite web|title=N.A. Lalruhlu, Shan, October 10, 1999, in Manipur, India|url=https://cpj.org/killed/1999/na-lalruhlu.php|publisher=[[Committee to Protect Journalists]]|accessdate=22 January 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 18 March 2000
| [[Adhir Rai]]
| [[Freelance]]
| [[Deoghar]], [[Jharkhand]]
|
| <ref name=Adhir>{{cite web|title=Adhir Rai, Freelancer, March 18, 2000, in Deoghar, Jharkhand, India|url=https://cpj.org/killed/2000/adhir-rai.php|publisher=[[Committee to Protect Journalists]]|accessdate=22 January 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 31 July 2000
| V. Selvaraj
| [[Nakkeeran]]
| [[Perambalur]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
|
| <ref name=Selvaraj>{{cite web|title=V. Selvaraj, Nakkeeran, July 31, 2000, in Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, India|url=https://cpj.org/killed/2000/v-selvaraj.php|publisher=[[Committee to Protect Journalists]]|accessdate=22 January 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 20 August 2000
| [[Thounaojam Brajamani Singh]]
| [[Manipur News]]
| [[Imphal]], [[Manipur]]
|
| <ref name=Thounaojam>{{cite web|title=Thounaojam Brajamani Singh, Manipur News, August 20, 2000, in Imphal, Manipur, India|url=https://cpj.org/killed/2000/thounaojam-brajamani-singh.php|publisher=[[Committee to Protect Journalists]]|accessdate=22 January 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 21 November 2002
| [[Ram Chander Chhatrapati]]
| ''[[Poora Sach]]''
| [[Sirsa, Haryana]]
|
| <ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/the-man-who-exposed-dera-chief-paid-with-his-life/article19572098.ece The man who exposed Dera chief paid with his life]</ref>
|-
| 7 September 2013
| Rajesh Verma
| [[IBN7]]
| [[Muzaffarnagar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|
| <ref name=timesofindia2>{{cite news|first=Pervez Iqbal |last=Siddiqui |title=Slain journalists specifically targeted? |work=The Times of India |date=September 9, 2003 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Slain-journalist-specifically-targeted/articleshow/22425378.cms}}</ref>
|-
| 6 December 2013
| [[Sai Reddy]]
| [[Deshbandhu (newspaper)|Deshbandhu]]
| [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Bijapur district]]
|
| <ref name=SaiReddy>{{cite web|title=Sai Reddy, Deshbandhu, December 6, 2003, in Bijapur District, India|url=https://cpj.org/killed/2003/sai-reddy.php|publisher=[[Committee to Protect Journalists]]|accessdate=9 October 2005}}</ref>
|-
| 27 May 2014
| [[Tarun Kumar Acharya]]
| [[Sambad]] and [[Kanak TV]]
| [[Khallikote]], [[Ganjam district]], [[Odisha]]
|
| <ref name=Tarun>{{cite web|title=Tarun Kumar Acharya, Kanak TV, Sambad May 27, 2004, in Odisha, India|url=https://cpj.org/killed/2014/tarun-kumar-acharya.php|publisher=[[Committee to Protect Journalists]]|accessdate=9 October 2005}}</ref><ref name=FE_Tarun>{{cite news|title=Two held for murder of journalist Tarun Acharya|url=http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/two-held-for-murder-of-journalist-tarun-acharya/1258635|accessdate=9 October 2005|work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|date=9 June 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 26 November 2014
| [[M. V. N. Shankar]]
| [[Andhra Prabha]]
| [[Chilakaluripet]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|
| <ref name=mvn-shankar>{{cite web|title=MVN Shankar, Andhra Prabha, November 26, 2004, in Andhra Pradesh, India |url=https://cpj.org/killed/2014/mvn-shankar.php|publisher=[[Committee to Protect Journalists]]|accessdate=4 October 2005}}</ref>
|-
| 8 June 2015
| [[Jagendra Singh]]
| [[Freelance]]
| [[Shahjahanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|
| <ref name=LinkedNYT>{{cite news|title=Indian Journalist Who Linked Official to Graft Dies|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/12/world/asia/indian-journalist-who-linked-official-to-graft-dies.html|accessdate=13 June 2005|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=11 June 2005}}</ref><ref name=jagendra-singh>{{cite web|title=Jagendra Singh, Freelance, June 8, 2005, in Shahjahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India|url=https://cpj.org/killed/2015/jagendra-singh.php|publisher=[[Committee to Protect Journalists]]|accessdate=4 October 2005}}</ref>
|-
| 20 June 2015
| [[Sandeep Kothari]]
| [[Freelance]]
| [[Katangi]], [[Balaghat district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|
| <ref name=IllegalMining>{{cite news|title=Another journalist killed in Maharashtra: Sandeep Kothari was waging war against illegal mining in MP|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/another-journalist-killed-in-maharashtra-sandeep-kothari-was-waging-war-against-illegal-mining-in-mp-2305858.html|accessdate=26 July 2005|work=[[Firstpost]]|date=22 June 2005}}</ref>
|-
| 13 August 2015
| Sanjay Pathak
| [[United News of India]]
| [[Faridpur district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|
| <ref name=HemantYadav>{{cite news|title=TV journalist shot dead in UP, third incident in four months|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/tv-journalist-shot-dead-in-up-third-incident-in-four-months/|accessdate=9 October 2005|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=3 October 2015}}</ref><ref name=SanjayFaridpur>{{cite news|title=Local Hindi daily journalist murdered in UP, one arrested|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/local-hindi-daily-journalist-murdered-in-up-one-arrested/story-SS4aZkOhOQTxrlQV9juZCN.html|accessdate=9 October 2005|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=14 August 2015}}</ref>
|-
|30 August 2015
|[[M. M. Kalburgi|M M Kalburgi]]
|''[http://vachanasahitya.kannadasiri.in/default.asp?case=DocDesc&city=MSIL&channelid=11&DOCID=2 Samagra Vachana Samputa]''
|[[Dharwad]], [[Karnataka]]
|
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|-
| 3 October 2015
| [[Hemant Yadav]]
| [[TV24 (India)|TV24]]
| [[Chandauli district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|
| <ref name="HemantYadav"/>
|-
| 13 February 2016
| [[Karun Misra]]
| [[Jansandesh Times]]
| [[Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh]]
|
| <ref name="Karun Misra">{{cite web|title=Journalist shot dead in UP, Akhilesh orders probe|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/journalist-shot-dead-in-up-akhilesh-orders-probe/article8232505.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=10 December 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 13 May 2016
| [[Rajdev Ranjan]]
| [[Hindustan (newspaper)|Hindustan]]
| [[Siwan, Bihar]]
|
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/two-detained-for-murder-of-bihar-journalist-rajdev-ranjan-2799913/|title=Three detained for murder of Bihar journalist Rajdev Ranjan|date=May 14, 2006|publisher=Indian Express}}</ref>
|-
|23 August 2016
|[[Kishore Dave]]
|[[Jai Hind]]
| [[Junagadh, Gujarat]]
|
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/gujarat-journalist-stabbed-repeatedly-while-writing-story-at-office-1448950|title=Gujarat Journalist Kishore Dave Killed While Writing Story|work=NDTV|date=23 August 2006|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|5 September 2017
|[[Gauri Lankesh]]
|[[Gauri Lankesh Patrike]]
| [[Bengaluru, Karnataka]]
|
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/journalist-gauri-lankesh-shot-dead-in-bengaluru/article19625724.ece|title=Journalist Gauri Lankesh shot dead in Bengaluru|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-01-22|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|21 September 2017
| [[Santanu Bhowmik]]
| [[Channel Dinraat]]
| [[Mandwi|Mandwi/Mandai]], [[Tripura]]
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/tripura-journalist-shantanu-bhowmik-hacked-to-death-while-covering-ipft-agitatio/301985 |title=Tripura Journalist Santanu Bhowmik 'Hacked To Death' While Covering IPFT Agitation |publisher=Outlookindia.com |date=2007-09-21 |accessdate=2007-11-22}}</ref>
|-
|24 September 2017
| [[KJ Singh (journalist)|KJ Singh]]
|
| [[Mohali]], [[Punjab]]
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/indien-die-ermordung-des-journalismus-gefahren-fuer-die-pressefreiheit-a-1180552.html |title=Das leise Sterben des Journalismus in Indien |publisher=spiegel.de |date=2017-11-27 |accessdate=2021-10-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/slain-journalist-kj-singh-had-14-16-stab-wounds-report/articleshow/60820693.cms|title=Slain journalist KJ Singh had 14-16 stab wounds: Report|publisher=indiatimes.com|date=2017-09-25|accessdate=2021-10-07}}</ref>
|-
|21 November 2017
| [[Sudip Datta Bhaumik]]
| Bengali language newspaper [[Syandan Patrika]] and local television station [[News Vanguard]]
| [[Bodhjung Nagar, Tripura]]
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/journalist-killed-again-in-tripura-sudip-datta-bhaumik-this-time-by-tsr-jawan-4947870/ |title=Journalist shot in Tripura, second scribe killed in two months; constable arrested |publisher=The Indian Express |date=2007-11-16 |accessdate=2007-11-22}}</ref>
|-
|25 March 2018
| [[Navin Nishchal]]
|Journalist of [[Dainik Bhaskar]] in [[Bihar]]
|[[Bhojpur district, Bihar|Bhojpur district]], [[Bihar]]
|
|<ref>{{cite web|author=Niharika Banerjee |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/crime/story/bihar-2-dainik-bhaskar-journalists-mowed-down-by-ex-village-headman-s-suv-following-a-tiff-1197859-2008-03-26 |title=Bihar: 2 Dainik Bhaskar journalists mowed down by ex-village headman's SUV following a tiff | IndiaToday |publisher=Indiatoday.in |date=2018-03-26 |accessdate=2008-06-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/two-bihar-journalists-killed-as-suv-rams-bike/article23353378.ece |title=Two Bihar journalists killed as SUV rams bike |work=The Hindu |date=2008-03-26 |accessdate=2008-06-14}}</ref>
|-
|14 June 2018
| [[Shujaat Bukhari]]
|Editor of [[Rising Kashmir]] newspaper
|[[Srinagar]]
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rising-kashmir-editor-shujaat-bukhari-attacked-by-terrorists-in-srinagar-live-updates/ |title=Rising Kashmir editor Shujaat Bukhari killed by unknown gunmen in Srinagar |publisher=The Indian Express |date= |accessdate=2018-06-14}}</ref>
|-
| 29 October 2018
|[[Chandan Tiwari (journalist)|Chandan Tiwari]]
|Reporter with [[Aj (newspaper)|Aj]]
|[[Pathalgada Block|Pathalgada]], [[Chatra, Jharkhand]]
|
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/journalist-abducted-beaten-to-death-in-jharkhand-s-chatra-district/story-AsMx5qZWTPzg8wUKrcQVZL.html|title=Journalist abducted, beaten to death in Jharkhand's Chatra district|last=Sharma|first=Vishal|date=30 October 2008|work=Hindustan Times|accessdate=2019-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124194222/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/journalist-abducted-beaten-to-death-in-jharkhand-s-chatra-district/story-AsMx5qZWTPzg8wUKrcQVZL.html|archive-date=2019-01-24|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cpj.org/2018/11/local-reporter-covering-corruption-is-abducted-and.php|title=Local reporter covering corruption is abducted and beaten to death in Jharkhand, India|last1=Avenue|first1=Committee to Protect Journalists 330 7th|last2=York|first2=11th Floor New|website=cpj.org|language=en|access-date=2019-09-14|last3=Ny 10001}}</ref>
|-
|8 November 2020
|Isravel Moses
|Reporter at Tamizhan TV
|[[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
|Isravel Moses was hacked to death with machetes by alleged drug dealers in the Chennai suburb of [[Kundrathur]] after his neighbors identified him as a journalist. The murder occurred a week after he reported on the local sale of cannabis and associated illegal encroachments of land.
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-12|title=India: Tamil Nadu TV reporter killed because of status as journalist {{!}} Reporters without borders|url=https://rsf.org/en/news/india-tamil-nadu-tv-reporter-killed-because-status-journalist|access-date=2020-12-11|website=RSF|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tamil Nadu: Journalist Murdered by Alleged Drug Dealers|url=https://thewire.in/media/tamil-nadu-journalist-isravel-moses-murdered-drug-dealers|access-date=2020-12-11|website=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nathanael|first=M. p|date=2020-11-17|title=Unabating attacks on journalists|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/unabating-attacks-on-journalists/article33110983.ece|access-date=2020-12-11|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
|28 November 2020
|Rakesh Singh
|Reporter with Hindi language local daily newspaper Rashtriya Swaroop
|[[Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh|Balrampur district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|Burned to death with his friend after assailants set fire to his village house which fall under the jurisdiction of the Kotwali Dehat police station in the Balrampur district of Uttar Pradesh, India. The [[Government of Uttar Pradesh|UP state government]] has since promised to offer his wife a job.
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-08|title=Indian newspaper reporter burned alive after exposing corruption {{!}} Reporters without borders|url=https://rsf.org/en/news/indian-newspaper-reporter-burned-alive-after-exposing-corruption|access-date=2020-12-11|website=RSF|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=India Today Web Desk|title=3 arrested for killing UP journalist, his friend; accused used sanitiser to burn house, say police|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/uttar-pradesh/story/balrampur-murder-up-journalist-sanitiser-burn-house-police-1745608-2020-12-01|access-date=2020-12-11|date=2020-12-01|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-30|title=UP promises job to wife of journalist who died after blaze at house|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/up-promises-job-to-wife-of-journalist-who-died-after-blaze-at-house-7073383/|access-date=2020-12-11|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
* [[List of journalists killed in Bangladesh]]
* [[Attacks on RTI activists in India]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://cpj.org/killed/asia/india/ CPJ]

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