{"id":89259,"date":"2025-03-09T04:50:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T04:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/?p=89259"},"modified":"2025-03-09T04:50:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T04:50:26","slug":"journalist-shot-dead-in-up-family-says-he-had-received-threatening-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/?p=89259","title":{"rendered":"Journalist Shot Dead In UP, Family Says He Had Received Threatening Calls"},"content":{"rendered":"

A regional reporter for a Hindi daily was shot dead by bike-borne assailants on the Sitapur-Delhi National Highway here on Saturday, police said.<\/p>\n

The attack occurred on the overbridge near the Hempur railway crossing, within the Imalia Sultanpur police station area.<\/p>\n

According to the police, the assailants opened fire on Raghvendra Bajpai (35) while he was commuting on his motorcycle.<\/p>\n

“Three bullets struck him in the shoulder and chest. The assailants then fled the scene on their motorcycle,” said Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sitapur, Praveen Ranjan Singh.<\/p>\n

With the assistance of local residents, police transported Bajpai to a nearby hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.<\/p>\n

Bajpai’s family told media outlets that he had received threatening phone calls in recent days.<\/p>\n

“Evidence collection has commenced and the district borders have been sealed to apprehend the perpetrators. Call details and other legal proceedings are underway,” ASP Singh said.<\/p>\n

The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination, he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)<\/i><\/p>\n

\u200bAccording to the police, the assailants opened fire on Raghvendra Bajpai (35) while he was commuting on his motorcycle on the Sitapur-Delhi National Highway.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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