20 May 2022 | IFJ
Indian journalist shot dead in Bihar state
Shooting
Subhash Kumar Mahto was shot dead near his home in Sakho village in the Begusarai district of Bihar on the evening of May 20, 2022.
Four unidentified assailants shot Mahato from close range at around 9 pm as he returned to his home. The gunmen fled and the journalist was rushed to a local government health centre for treatment, but was declared deceased on arrival.
Mahato, associated with a Public App platform and Begusarai’s local cable channel City News, was known for his investigative news reports into issues relating to the liquor mafia in the region.
Saurabh Kumar, a local journalist and general secretary of Begusarai District Journalists Association, argued that his reporting on various mafia organisations and his political affiliation may be a reason for his murder. Kumar said he also suspects that a group angered with his reporting hired professional assassins to kill the journalist.
Local police stated they have started an investigation into the case.
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