Ahmedabad:
An RTI activist actively involved in exposing illegal slaughter houses was killed in Ahmedabad's Juhupura area today. Around 7.45 am on Saturday, unidentified people attacked Nadeem Sayeed with sharp weapons. He died on the spot.
R Tana the police inspector at Vaijalpur, said, "He was out for his usual walk and was attacked by some people. We rushed him to a hospital but he died immediately. Investigations are on." Police officials add the Crime Branch, which is investigating the case, have already detained a few people.
Sayeed had filed several public interest litigations in the Gujarat High Court over sanitation issues in the Juhapura area. He was also a key witness in the Naroda Patiya case, where he exposed some people who were allegedly involved in tampering of evidence. He had been brutally attacked last year.
Activists close to Sayeed are grieving the loss of a brave man. Says Bharat Jala, an activist: "It is a very sad happening. We condemn the open murder. It is a very old issue in the country that whenever a person tries to fight for the rights of others he/she is murdered." Vinod Pandeya another activist adds. "I believe that proper police protection was not given to him. The leaders are provided with security whereas it should be for the activists."