In India, a journalist was burnt alive after the corruption of the government was exposed

A journalist who exposed government corruption in India was burnt alive.

In India, a journalist named Rakesh Singh was burnt alive for exposing the corruption of the local administration.

Rakesh Singh suffered severe burns due to which he could not survive during the treatment and died.

According to the media report, Rakesh Singh was working to expose the corruption of the local administration, he was burnt alive on November 27 at his own house in Balrampur area of ​​Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh state.

According to the report, Rakesh Singh was present at his house when three accused entered his house and tortured him. The accused sprinkled petrol in the house and set it on fire as a result of which the young journalist died. happened

Rakesh Singh exposed corruption in solar panels and other projects in a local newspaper in which he exposed the face of government official Shusheela Devi.

According to the police officials, in the investigation so far, it has been revealed that Shusheela Devi’s son Kushwanand Mishra was among the attackers, who confessed to his crime.

In a statement issued by Reporters Without Borders, it has been stated that the number of journalists killed in India this year has reached three after the incident in which a journalist was burnt alive.