RTI activist shot dead in Bihar
The Hindu
Bipin Agrawal had filed several applications seeking details of govt. land encroachment
A Right to Information (RTI) activist Bipin Agrawal was shot dead on Friday in East Champaran district of Bihar.
Mr. Agrawal had filed several RTI applications seeking details of government land encroachment in the district and last year too assailants had fired at his home.
As many as 20 RTI activists have lost their lives in Bihar since 2008.
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