Rti Activist Death

An RTI activist who had faked his death in 2014 to live with his girlfriend in Bengaluru has been sentenced to life by a court in Greater Noida for killing a man with mental disability.

The Goa RTI Forum on Sunday extended its support to its member Rajan Ghate, who is on a fast till death demanding the resignation of ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.

There is no centralised data regarding the killing of whistleblowers or RTI activists, the government said today.

A Right to Information Activist believed to have been killed in a car fire three months ago has now been arrested for murder. Chandra Mohan Sharma, a married man who was also a member of the Aam Aadmi Party, allegedly faked his own death to live with another woman.

The Delhi High Court on Monday shifted the probe into a right to information activist's death in a road accident here last month to the crime branch of Delhi Police and sought fortnightly reports on the investigation.

Yet another RTI activist has found himself at the receiving end of death threats after he requested for information related to the cost of repairing a building in Marine Lines.Sanjay Gurav (37) filed a complaint with the MRA Marg Police after he received a threatening call on March 22 from someone claiming to represent the interests of stakeholders...

The Chennai High Court gave notice to the state government on plea seeking CBI probe into the death of whistleblower Murugan on Friday. Police claims he committed suicide.Murugan, a government employee, was killed in Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu after he exposed a scam where pulses were being diverted from ration shops.Mystery surrounded his death as Po...

An RTI activist who had faked his death in 2014 to live with his girlfriend in Bengaluru has been sentenced to life by a court in Greater Noida for killing a man with mental disability.

The Goa RTI Forum on Sunday extended its support to its member Rajan Ghate, who is on a fast till death demanding the resignation of ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.

There is no centralised data regarding the killing of whistleblowers or RTI activists, the government said today.

A Right to Information Activist believed to have been killed in a car fire three months ago has now been arrested for murder. Chandra Mohan Sharma, a married man who was also a member of the Aam Aadmi Party, allegedly faked his own death to live with another woman.

The Delhi High Court on Monday shifted the probe into a right to information activist's death in a road accident here last month to the crime branch of Delhi Police and sought fortnightly reports on the investigation.

Yet another RTI activist has found himself at the receiving end of death threats after he requested for information related to the cost of repairing a building in Marine Lines.Sanjay Gurav (37) filed a complaint with the MRA Marg Police after he received a threatening call on March 22 from someone claiming to represent the interests of stakeholders...

The Chennai High Court gave notice to the state government on plea seeking CBI probe into the death of whistleblower Murugan on Friday. Police claims he committed suicide.Murugan, a government employee, was killed in Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu after he exposed a scam where pulses were being diverted from ration shops.Mystery surrounded his death as Po...