In 24 Hours, Two Journalists Shot Dead In Bihar And Jharkhand

Indian journalists pay tribute to Journalist Akhilesh Pratap Singh and Rajdev Ranjan who were shot dead in Jharkhand and Bihar respectively, at Press Club of India in New Delhi, India on May 16, 2016. On Friday evening, Rajdev Ranjan, a journalist with over 20 years of experience and the bureau chief of the Hindi daily Hindustan, was shot dead in Bihar's Siwan district. In Jharkhand's Chatra district, journalist Akhilesh Pratap Singh was shot dead by unidentified people on Thursday night. 35-year-old he worked for a local news channel, and was gunned down near the panchayat secretariat of his village. Photo Credit: India Photo Agency (InPA)