Off the wire
• China holds Tokyo trials and world peace forum  • Dutch skaters take 3 out of 5 golds at Speed Skating World Cup  • 1st LD Writethru: 30 killed as blast hits shrine in SW Pakistan  • China moves to protect endangered livestock, poultry species  • Feature: Japanese companies tap into China's Double 11 shopping day  • Azerbaijan starts first stage of large-scale military drills  • Urgent: 15 killed as blast hits shrine in SW Pakistan  • Russia detains IS-linked suspects plotting terror attacks  • Results of WCBA League  • Iran calls for peaceful nuclear cooperation with Hungary  
You are here: 　 Home

Journalist shot dead in India

Xinhua, November 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

A journalist working with a vernacular daily was shot dead Saturday in India's eastern state of Bihar, officials said.

The killing took place at Sasaram in Rohtash district, about 153 km west of Patna, the capital city of Bihar.

"Today unidentified criminals shot dead Dharmendra Kumar Singh, while having tea at a road side stall at his Amra tola village," a police official said. "The 35-year-old Singh was correspondent of a Hindi daily - Dainik Bhaskar."

Following the attack, the assailants escaped from the spot, eyewitness told media. Police have started investigations to nab the assailants.

Reports said Singh had written articles on illegal stone chips units and quarrying business in Rohtas district.

In May this year, gunmen killed Rajdeo Ranjan, the bureau head of another Hindi-language daily Hindustan in district Siwan of the state.

Last year nine journalists were killed in India, according to Reporters Without Borders.

The Paris-based media watchdog said five of them were killed in the course of their work.

India ranks 133 on the World Press Freedom Index for 2016, released by Reporters Without Borders for 180 countries.

India is becoming a "more dangerous place to practice journalism," says New York based Committee to Protect Journalists. Endit