Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA), while expressing serious concern over the brutal killing of a young and spirited scribe at Unnao locality of Uttar Pradesh (UP), has urged Lucknow’s State government to nab the culprits who were behind the murder of Shubham Mani Tripathi.
Shubham, aged 25, was worked as a correspondent from Unano at Kanpur-based Hindi daily newspaper Kampu Mail (कंपू मेल), fell prey to miscreant’s bullets on 6 days ago as he was moving on a two-wheeler. Seriously injured Shubham was taken to a hospital in Kanpur, but he succumbed to injuries.
A resident of Brahmnagar in Unnao district, Shubham was a born patriot and used to report on illegal sand mining practices in his locality. Recently married to Rashi Dixit, Shubham even received threats from unknown individuals, suspected to be illegal miners, for his news coverage. But the courageous scribe did not bother and continued his journalistic activities.
“It is the first incident of journo-murder in India this year. We demand a fair investigation to the incident and appropriate punishments to Shubham’s killers,” said a statement issued by JFA president Rupam Barua and secretary Nava Thakuria with a fervent appeal to UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath to adequately compensate the bereaved family.
