Safety of Journalists, an Unanswered Question in India

Bangalore: India has been reported as the second most dangerous country for journalists this year, with Syria still at the top spot. Since January 2013, many journalists have died in India, as in war-torn nation like Syria, reports the Dawn newspaper.
According to the International News Safety Institute (INSI) survey, eight journalists lost their lives in Syria in the first half of this year itself. The survey also revealed that around six journalists and support staff were killed in India between January to June 2013. In one of the incidents in India, Nemi Chand Jain, a reporter from Chhattisgarh, was found dead in February this year with his throat slit and a note clipped to his belt accusing him of being a police informer.

As per the local newspapers   speculation, the Committee to Protect Journalists cited that both local criminals and the police could be responsible for Jain’s murder. In another case, three employees from a Bengali language daily were killed by masked men who forced their way into the office where Ranjit Choudhary, the manager of the paper, a proof reader and a driver were stabbed to death as they left the office building.

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