UP Journalist Chased By Bike-Borne Men, Shot Three Times On Lucknow-Delhi Highway

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Uttar Pradesh: Journalist shot dead in Sitapur by unidentified assailants

A 35-year-old journalist was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district by unidentified assailants on Saturday, reported The Indian Express.Raghvendra Bajpai, was a local correspondent with a Hindi daily, according to India Today. He was reportedly killed on the Lucknow-Delhi National Highway at around 3.15 pm. Motor-borne assailants first rammed into his motorbike and then shot him.Members of Bajpai’s family told The Indian Express they susp…

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UP Journalist Chased By Bike-Borne Men, Shot Three Times On Lucknow-Delhi Highway

The attack occurred when the victim, identified as Raghavendra Bajpai, was crossing the overbridge near the Hempur railway station

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Journalist Shot Dead In UP, Family Says He Had Received Threatening Calls

According to the police, the assailants opened fire on Raghvendra Bajpai (35) while he was commuting on his motorcycle on the Sitapur-Delhi National Highway.

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Journalist killed in UP's Sitapur: Bike hit, then shot three times on highway

Reportedly, the incident happened when the assailants first rammed into his bike and then shot him three times. It was first seen as an accident but was soon turned into a murder case after doctors at a district hospital discovered three bullet wounds on his body.

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Suspicion is growing on these 3 youths in the Sitapur journalist murder case. Sources say that these three youths do the work of contract killing. They have committed many crimes before this as well. So far 15 people have been taken into custody., Uttar-pradesh Hindi News

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Journalist shot dead, PEC demands justice

GENEVA, 9 Mar: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expressed concern over the murder of an Indian journalist in Uttar Pradesh and demanded a fair probe to deliver justice to the bereaved family. Local media reported that Raghavendra Vajpayee (40), a scribe associated with the Hindi newspaper Dainik Jagaran on […]