Rohini Chatterji: UP Journalist Shot Dead, Family Rejects Police's Claims Of Property Dispute
NB: The utterances of the ADG of police highlight the utter degradation of criminal justice in UP (and India at large). How can he make a definitive statement about a murder in 24 hours, without a full investigation? The ink on the FIR is barely dry, but this senior IPS officer knows exactly what happened and why. Is he a policeman oor a fortune-teller? DS
In yet another attack on a journalist in Uttar Pradesh, a television journalist was shot dead on Monday in the state. While the police have claimed this was over a property dispute with his neighbours, his family had denied the police’s claims. Ratan Singh, who was 42 years old, was killed in the Khetna village of the Ballia district. The Indian Express reported that he was killed inside the home of the village head, not far away from his own house. He is said to have been beaten up before being shot.
In yet another attack on a journalist in Uttar Pradesh, a television journalist was shot dead on Monday in the state. While the police have claimed this was over a property dispute with his neighbours, his family had denied the police’s claims. Ratan Singh, who was 42 years old, was killed in the Khetna village of the Ballia district. The Indian Express reported that he was killed inside the home of the village head, not far away from his own house. He is said to have been beaten up before being shot.
Singh is said to have
been working for a Hindi news channel. PTI reported that four
people - Dinesh Singh, Arvind Singh, Suneel Singh and Moti Singh - had been
arrested. Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Prashant
Kumar told the news agency, “Ratan had a dispute regarding property with his
neighbor. On Monday evening, there was a fight between the two sides, and the
neighbour shot at him. Accused Dinesh Singh is also Ratan Singh’s parcener.”
Kumar asserted that
the reason behind Ratan’s murder was property dispute and not related to the
journalist’s work. “Action under the National Security Act and Gangster Act
will also be taken against the four accused,” he said. However, Singh’s family
says otherwise. His father Binod Singh was quoted by NDTVas saying, “There was no property
dispute. Please go to the spot and see for yourself. The police is spinning the
story.” This is the second such incident in a month. It’s barely been a month
since journalist Vikram Joshi was shot by goons for standing up to them for
harassing his niece. He died two days later.
https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/up-journalist-shot-dead_in_5f449a95c5b60c7ec4156107
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