Watch: Uttar Pradesh Journalist Alleges He Was Attacked by BJP Leader’s Brother

Journalist Devendra Khare was allegedly attacked in late January by unidentified assailants, leaving him severely injured with two bullet wounds.

On the evening of February 26, in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, journalist Devendra Khare was allegedly attacked by unidentified assailants, leaving him severely injured with two bullet wounds.

According to Khare, the attack was carried out by Rituraj Singh, the brother of BJP district president Pushparaj Singh. This is not the first incident of its kind in Uttar Pradesh.

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Author: Yaqut Ali

Yaqut Ali works as a multimedia reporter for The Wire, where he produces stories; previously, he was a freelancer for BBC & The Wire. He tweets at @aliyaqut