Death of Journalists in India, and the "Politics" of It.

Gauri Lankesh, a firebrand journalist, a strong critic of extreme religious ideology, was murdered in Banglore, the capital city of Karnataka, with impunity. According to media reports, she was pumped with seven bullets with close range at her home. At present, the investigation is going and a demand for CBI enquiry has been raised by her brother.

But as we are discussing the brutal killing of Lankesh and defeating voices from all corners, especially social media, activists and big media houses.

Let's take a pause and also reflect on the inconsequential deaths of "OTHER" Journalists who died in the line of duty working in small cities but missed all the attention and their deaths too died a slow death. 

The New York-based watchdog said in a report stated that it could find only one case in 10 years in India in which a suspect was prosecuted and convicted for killing a journalist, but that the suspect was later released on appeal. 

Here is the list of all the Bravehearts who fought and perished and in many cases abandoned by big media houses. 

List of Journalists Murdered and Forgotten by Big Media Houses and Social Media

1. Thounaojam Brajamani Singh, Manipur News Imphal, Manipur (20 August, 2000 )

2. Ram Chander Chhatrapati- Poora SachSirsa, Haryana (21 November, 2002) - He exposed #RamRahimSingh

3. Rajesh Verma- IBN7, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh (7 September, 2013) 

4. Sai Reddy-Deshbandhu, Bijapur district (6 Dec,2013) 

5. Tarun Kumar Acharya, Sambad, Kanak TV (27 May, 2014) 

6. M. V. N. Shankar, Andhra Prabha, Andhra Pradesh (26 Nov,2014)

7. Raghavendra Dube, Khushboo Ujala, Mumbai (July 2015). 

8. Jagendra Singh, Freelancer, Uttar Pradesh (08 June 2015) 

9. Sandeep Kothari, Freelanceer, Madhya Pradesh (20 June 2015) 

10. Sanjay Pathak , Uttar Pradesh (13 August 2015 )

11. Hemant Yadav-Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh(3 October 2015)

12. Karun Misra, bureau chief of Jan Sandesh Times, Uttar Pradesh, (Feb 16, 2016) 

13. Akhilesh Pratap Singh, Taza TV news channel, Jharkhand (2016)

14. Rajdev Ranjan Hindustan Times , Siwan, Bihar (13 May 2016) - He was writing against Siwan MP Mohammad Shahabuddin. 

15. Tarun Mishra, Bureau Chief of Jan Sandesh Times, Uttar Pradesh (

16. Gauri Lankesh, Gauri Lankesh Patrike, Karnataka (5 September 2017)

And in 2017, India was on 5th position among most dangerous nations for journalists.

Compiled via Wikipedia & Indian Express 

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