Times of India: Chandigarh: Tuesday, May 28, 2013.
An RTI
activist was killed in a village of Mahendergarh district in Haryana for allegedly
filing an RTI application demanding details on developmental works in the
village.
Suresh Kumar,
40, was killed on Saturday evening by 12 persons in Akoda village of
Mahendergarh district. According to the FIR, the accused attacked Suresh Kumar
when he was returning home from a nearby place on his motorcycle.
Suresh
Kumar's brother, Virender Singh, told police that the accused were carrying
iron roads in their hands. "Suresh was killed as he had sought information
under RTI about the present sarpanch and the developmental works," the FIR
mentioned.
On the basis
of information accessed under RTI, Suresh Kumar had filed a complaint with
additional deputy commissioner, Narnaul, police officers said. Following this,
the accused had developed a grudge against him, they added.
Villagers on
Saturday blocked a local road to protest the killing, placing his body near
Akoda police post. Meanwhile, a local court on Monday sent the four arrested in
police remand.
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