Journalist abducted and killed in Maharashtra
Police suspect Rohidas Dastir was killed over an old dispute.
Rohidas Dastir, 49, a local journalist and RTI activist, was abducted and killed in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, on Tuesday, the Wire reported. The police said his body bore multiple injury marks.
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ContributeDastir was abducted from around College Road where he was travelling on his two-wheeler on Tuesday afternoon.
The police said they have identified a suspect and it appeared that the murder was motivated by some old dispute. Investigation is underway.
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