Rti Activist Murder Case

The Gujarat High Court has suspended the life sentence of Shiva Solanki, an accused in the 2010 murder of RTI activist Amit Jethwa, and granted him bail pending hearing of his appeal against his conviction by a CBI court.

The Karnataka High Court has acquitted all the 12 accused in a case relating to the murder of RTI activist and editor of 'Maha Prachanda' newspaper Lingaraju back in 2012 citing lack of corroboratory evidence.

Cases of harassment and murder of RTI applicants are increasing across the country, and the biggest challenge in the upcoming years is to ensure their protection.

A Special CBI Court in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Thursday sentenced former BJP lawmaker Dinu Bogha Solanki from Gujarat's Saurashtra and six others to life imprisonment for the murder of RTI activist Amit Jethwa in July 2010.

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.

A village organisation head was arrested on Monday while a JDU leader and two others were detained a day after an RTI activist and his friend were shot dead by unidentified assailants in Bihar's Jamui district, police said.

Former Gujarat BJP lawmaker Dinu Bogha Solanki, an accused in the 2010 murder case of RTI activist Amit Jethwa, surrendered before a CBI court today, nearly a week after the Supreme Court cancelled his bail.

A special CBI court today pronounced its verdict in the murder case of environmentalist and Right to Information activist Shehla Masood who was shot outside her residence in Bhopal in 2011. The main conspirator Zahida Parvez, along with associates Saba Farooqi, Shaquib and Tabish have been given life sentence while the fifth accused, Irfan, was acq...

The murder case of RTI activist Bhupendra Vira, known for his battle against land mafia and encroachers, was on Tuesday handed over to the Crime Branch from Vakola police station, an official said.

CBI today decided to re-investigate the murder of Pune-based RTI activist Satish Shetty in view of new evidence recovered during the searches at the offices and residence of a prominent builder in January.

Dinu Bogha Solanki, the BJP MP from Gujarat, has been named in the CBI chargesheet filed today in connection with murder of RTI activist Amit Jethwa. Mr Jethwa had waged a crusade against illegal mining in Gir forest region, the last home of Asiatic lions.

Back in 2010, the Bombay High Court, while hearing the murder case of Right to Information (RTI) activist Satish Shetty in Maharashtra, ordered the state government to provide police protection to the many activists who complain of threats after filing applications under the RTI Act.

A relative of slain RTI activist Shehla Masood, who was the first to attend her after she was shot in a car outside her Bhopal residence, appeared as a prosecution witness in a special court in Indore today.

The Gujarat High Court has ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe the murder case of RTI activist Amit Jethwa.

The Gujarat High Court has suspended the life sentence of Shiva Solanki, an accused in the 2010 murder of RTI activist Amit Jethwa, and granted him bail pending hearing of his appeal against his conviction by a CBI court.

The Karnataka High Court has acquitted all the 12 accused in a case relating to the murder of RTI activist and editor of 'Maha Prachanda' newspaper Lingaraju back in 2012 citing lack of corroboratory evidence.

Cases of harassment and murder of RTI applicants are increasing across the country, and the biggest challenge in the upcoming years is to ensure their protection.

A Special CBI Court in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Thursday sentenced former BJP lawmaker Dinu Bogha Solanki from Gujarat's Saurashtra and six others to life imprisonment for the murder of RTI activist Amit Jethwa in July 2010.

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.

A village organisation head was arrested on Monday while a JDU leader and two others were detained a day after an RTI activist and his friend were shot dead by unidentified assailants in Bihar's Jamui district, police said.

Former Gujarat BJP lawmaker Dinu Bogha Solanki, an accused in the 2010 murder case of RTI activist Amit Jethwa, surrendered before a CBI court today, nearly a week after the Supreme Court cancelled his bail.

A special CBI court today pronounced its verdict in the murder case of environmentalist and Right to Information activist Shehla Masood who was shot outside her residence in Bhopal in 2011. The main conspirator Zahida Parvez, along with associates Saba Farooqi, Shaquib and Tabish have been given life sentence while the fifth accused, Irfan, was acq...

The murder case of RTI activist Bhupendra Vira, known for his battle against land mafia and encroachers, was on Tuesday handed over to the Crime Branch from Vakola police station, an official said.

CBI today decided to re-investigate the murder of Pune-based RTI activist Satish Shetty in view of new evidence recovered during the searches at the offices and residence of a prominent builder in January.

Dinu Bogha Solanki, the BJP MP from Gujarat, has been named in the CBI chargesheet filed today in connection with murder of RTI activist Amit Jethwa. Mr Jethwa had waged a crusade against illegal mining in Gir forest region, the last home of Asiatic lions.

Back in 2010, the Bombay High Court, while hearing the murder case of Right to Information (RTI) activist Satish Shetty in Maharashtra, ordered the state government to provide police protection to the many activists who complain of threats after filing applications under the RTI Act.

A relative of slain RTI activist Shehla Masood, who was the first to attend her after she was shot in a car outside her Bhopal residence, appeared as a prosecution witness in a special court in Indore today.

The Gujarat High Court has ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe the murder case of RTI activist Amit Jethwa.