NDTV.COM: September 23, 2010;
Tuticorin: A government employee named Murugan was killed in Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu after he exposed a scam where pulses were being diverted from ration shops.
Mystery surrounds Murugan's death as Police say he consumed poison but his wife Selvi suspects foul play.
She says Murugan had exposed a scam where expensive pulses meant for the Public Distribution System were smuggled out of godowns and replaced by cheap rice.
Not willing to give up at any cost, Selvi refused to accept her husband's body and is on a hunger strike demanding justice.
"I want justice, the government has not bothered about this," said the hapless wife.
The government has ordered a probe into the incident and announced a compensation of Rs. 2 lakh. The minister in charge, however, refused to comment on camera.
With news of whistle blowers being targeted on the rise, activists are a worried lot.
V Madhav, RTI activist, said," Now a days we file RTI applications in batches so that no one person is targeted."
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