05 February 2022 | CPJ
Indian reporter killed in explosion
Explosion
On February 5 2022, Rohit Biswal, was reporting from Kalahandi district in Odisha, India, when an explosive device detonated and killed him at the scene.
Biswal was photographing posters put up by Maoist rebels asking residents to boycott local elections, according to news sources.
He was a reporter for the local Odia-language newspaper Dharitri.
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