Appendix: Journalists murdered in India
Cases of journalists murdered in direct retaliation for their work between 1992 and July 2016. A full list of journalists killed in relation to their work, alongside cases that CPJ is investigating, can be found here. Details of CPJ’s methodology for killed cases can be found here.
Rajdev Ranjan, Hindustan
May 13, 2016 in Siwan, Bihar, India
Karun Misra, Jansandesh Times
February 13, 2016, in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Jagendra Singh, Freelance
June 8, 2015, in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
MVN Shankar, Andhra Prabha
November 26, 2014, in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Tarun Kumar Acharya, Kanak TV, Sambad
May 27, 2014, in Khallikote, Odisha, India
Sai Reddy, Deshbandhu
December 6, 2013, in Bijapur District, Chhattisgarh, India
Rakesh Sharma, Aaj
August 23, 2013, in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India
Narendra Dabholkar, Sadhana
August 20, 2013, in Pune, Maharashtra, India
Rajesh Mishra, Media Raj
March 1, 2012, in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India
Umesh Rajput, Nai Dunia
January 23, 2011, in Chhura, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, India
Anil Mazumdar, Aji
March 24, 2009 in Rajgarh, Assam, India
Vikas Ranjan, Hindustan
November 25, 2008, in Rosera, Bihar, India
Mohammed Muslimuddin, Asomiya Pratidin
April 1, 2008, in Barpukhuri, Assam, India
Prahlad Goala, Asomiya Khabar
January 6, 2006, in Golaghat, Assam, India
Veeraboina Yadagiri, Andhra Prabha
February 21, 2004, in Medak, Andhra Pradesh, India
Parvaz Mohammed Sultan, News and Feature Alliance
January 31, 2003, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Ram Chander Chaterpatti, Poora Sach
November 21, 2002, in Sirsa, Haryana, India
Moolchand Yadav, Freelance
July 30, 2001, in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Saidan Shafi, Doordarshan TV
March 16, 1997, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Altaf Ahmed Faktoo, Doordarshan TV
January 1, 1997, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Parag Kumar Das, Asomiya Pratidin
May 17, 1996, in Guwahati, Assam, India
Ghulam Rasool Sheikh, Rehnuma-e-Kashmir and Saffron Times
April 10, 1996, in Pampore, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Mushtaq Ali, Agence France-Presse and Asian News International
September 10, 1995, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Ghulam Muhammad Lone, Freelance
August 29, 1994, in Kangan, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Dinesh Pathak, Sandesh
May 22, 1993, in Baroda, Gujarat, India
Bhola Nath Masoom, Hind Samachar
January 31, 1993, in Rajpura, Punjab, India
M. L. Manchanda, All India Radio
May 18, 1992, in Patiala, Punjab, India