Journalist Akhilesh Pratap Singh (L) and Rajdev Ranjan (R) were shot dead in Jharkhand and Bihar respectively.
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Rajdev Ranjan, bureau chief of a Hindi daily, shot dead in Bihar's Siwan
Akhilesh Pratap Singh, reporter for a TV channel, killed in Jharkhand
Both journalists shot dead at extremely close range
On Friday evening, Rajdev Ranjan, a journalist with over 20 years of experience and the bureau chief of the Hindi daily Hindustan, was shot dead in Bihar's Siwan district.
Five shots were fired at him at extremely close range near Siwan's railway station.
Akhilesh Pratap Singh was gunned down in Jharkhand's Chakra district.
Meanwhile, in Jharkhand's Chatra district, a journalist was shot dead by unidentified people on Thursday night. 35-year-old Akhilesh Pratap Singh worked for a local news channel, and was gunned down near the panchayat secretariat of his village.
Chief Minister Raghubar Das condemned the incident and asked Director General of Police DK Pandey to arrest the attackers at the earliest.
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