Journalists Killed in 2001 - Motive Confirmed: Moolchand Yadav
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Date:
January 2002
Freelance
July 30, 2001, in Jhansi, India
Yadav, a freelance reporter who regularly contributed to Hindi-language dailies, including Jansatta and Punjab Kesari, was shot dead on the street in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. Colleagues said that Yadav had been murdered at the behest of two powerful landowners angered by his exposés about local corruption.
| Medium: | |
| Job: | Print Reporter |
| Beats Covered: | Business, Corruption |
| Gender: | Male |
| Local or Foreign: | Local |
| Freelance: | Yes |
| Type of Death: | Murder |
| Suspected Source of Fire: | Criminal Group |
| Impunity: | Yes |
| Taken Captive: | No |
| Tortured: | No |
| Threatened: | No |
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