Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das today announced a compensation of Rupees five lakh to the family of a news channel journalist who was killed by unidentified persons at Dewaria in Chatra district on May 12, official sources said.
Action-taken report
The chief minister has also sought an action-taken report from Director General of Police D K Pandey in connection with the killing of the 35-year-old journalist, Akhilesh Pratap Singh, they said.
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Condemnation
Singh was shot dead by unknown persons near Dewaria panchayat secretariat on Thursday night, triggering widespread condemnation of the attacks on journalists across the country.
A bandh was observed in Chatra town on May 13 in protest against the killing. - PTI
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