Rti Activist Killed

A Right to Information (RTI) activist was killed in Telangana's Jangaon district in an apparent fallout of a land issue and three persons have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and killing the retired Mandal Parishad Development Officer (MPDO),

A 24-year-old man was killed and his father, a Right to Information activist, was grievously injured after a man accused of illegal sand mining allegedly rammed their scooter with his SUV in Gujarat's Kutch district.

The family of RTI activist Rai Singh Gurjar, who died in a road accident last week, has alleged foul play, claiming he was killed by people he had exposed in graft cases over the last five years.

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.

A special CBI court today sentenced former BJP lawmaker Dinu Bogha Solanki and six others to life imprisonment for killing RTI activist Amit Jethwa in 2010 after he tried to expose illegal mining activities in the Gir forest region in Gujarat.

Former BJP lawmaker Dinu Solanki and six others were Saturday convicted by a special CBI court in Ahmedabad for killing RTI activist Amit Jethwa in 2010 as he tried to expose illegal mining activities in Gir forest region.

Two men wanted in connection with the killing of a "right to information" activist in Telangana in May have been arrested, the police said today. The Mumbai Police crime branch arrested Rajeshwar Goud Elimati, 46, and Rajayya Kasarppu, 51, from their homes in suburban Bandra and Jogeshwari on Sunday, a police officer said.

A 61-year-old Right to Information activist was killed in Mumbai on the weekend by a man who barged into his home, held a gun to his head and fired. A former corporator of the Congress and his son have been arrested.

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 Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has told a court in Maharashtra that it has found no evidence against 11 people accused of killing Right To Information activist Satish Shetty in 2010, just three days after it was given four weeks to investigate what could have been a possible motive for the murder.

An RTI activist actively involved in exposing illegal slaughter houses was killed in Ahmedabad's Juhupura area today. Around 7.45 am this morning, some unidentified people attacked Nadeem Sayeed with sharp weapons. He died on the spot.

Concerned over a string of recent attacks on RTI activists across the country, the Central Information Commission (CIC) today stepped in, saying it is the duty of respective governments to take "urgent" steps to safeguard the life and liberty of the activists.

A city-based woman Right to Information (RTI) activist was today allegedly shot dead by an unidentified man in front of her residence in the posh Koh-e-Fiza locality in Bhopal, police said."Shehla Masood was shot dead around 11 am when she was sitting in her car," Adarsh Katiyar, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) said.The motive and details of ...

A week after an Right To Information (RTI) activist in Gujarat immolated himself in protest against delays in providing information on his RTI application, the police are still to effect any arrest.45-year-old Jabbardhan Gadhvi set himself on fire after there was no response to his application asking for ownership records of his family land. Gadhvi...

A Right to Information (RTI) activist was killed in Telangana's Jangaon district in an apparent fallout of a land issue and three persons have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and killing the retired Mandal Parishad Development Officer (MPDO),

A 24-year-old man was killed and his father, a Right to Information activist, was grievously injured after a man accused of illegal sand mining allegedly rammed their scooter with his SUV in Gujarat's Kutch district.

The family of RTI activist Rai Singh Gurjar, who died in a road accident last week, has alleged foul play, claiming he was killed by people he had exposed in graft cases over the last five years.

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.

A special CBI court today sentenced former BJP lawmaker Dinu Bogha Solanki and six others to life imprisonment for killing RTI activist Amit Jethwa in 2010 after he tried to expose illegal mining activities in the Gir forest region in Gujarat.

Former BJP lawmaker Dinu Solanki and six others were Saturday convicted by a special CBI court in Ahmedabad for killing RTI activist Amit Jethwa in 2010 as he tried to expose illegal mining activities in Gir forest region.

Two men wanted in connection with the killing of a "right to information" activist in Telangana in May have been arrested, the police said today. The Mumbai Police crime branch arrested Rajeshwar Goud Elimati, 46, and Rajayya Kasarppu, 51, from their homes in suburban Bandra and Jogeshwari on Sunday, a police officer said.

A 61-year-old Right to Information activist was killed in Mumbai on the weekend by a man who barged into his home, held a gun to his head and fired. A former corporator of the Congress and his son have been arrested.

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 Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has told a court in Maharashtra that it has found no evidence against 11 people accused of killing Right To Information activist Satish Shetty in 2010, just three days after it was given four weeks to investigate what could have been a possible motive for the murder.

An RTI activist actively involved in exposing illegal slaughter houses was killed in Ahmedabad's Juhupura area today. Around 7.45 am this morning, some unidentified people attacked Nadeem Sayeed with sharp weapons. He died on the spot.

Concerned over a string of recent attacks on RTI activists across the country, the Central Information Commission (CIC) today stepped in, saying it is the duty of respective governments to take "urgent" steps to safeguard the life and liberty of the activists.

A city-based woman Right to Information (RTI) activist was today allegedly shot dead by an unidentified man in front of her residence in the posh Koh-e-Fiza locality in Bhopal, police said."Shehla Masood was shot dead around 11 am when she was sitting in her car," Adarsh Katiyar, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) said.The motive and details of ...

A week after an Right To Information (RTI) activist in Gujarat immolated himself in protest against delays in providing information on his RTI application, the police are still to effect any arrest.45-year-old Jabbardhan Gadhvi set himself on fire after there was no response to his application asking for ownership records of his family land. Gadhvi...