Slain DD cameraperson's aunt recalls his last call to her

Every time Doordarshan (DD) News cameraman Achyutanand Sahu, who died in a Naxal attack Tuesday, went on an outstation assignment he would ask his aunt to take care of his wife. This time too it was no different.

Achyutanand, 34, had called up his aunt, who lives in Delhi, in the morning hours before he died.

"I had spoken to him this morning. I could not speak much since he was busy. He said he was dong fine and asked us to take care of his wife who lives here in Dwarka," Shashi Sahu, a relative of Achyutanand told PTI.

She said Achyutanand usually informed them about his outstation assignments and whenever he would go out, he would tell them to take care of his wife, visit her or take her to their place if he is out on an assignment for a longer duration.

"Achyutanand usually keeps us informed about his whereabouts and I just returned after visiting my hometown. This is quite shocking since I had spoken to him this morning also," Shashi said.

He got married in February, 2016, she said.

Achutyanand's elder brother Prabhat Sahu said, "The news of his death came as a shock. I had spoken to him just two days back and it was a usual conversation about family and his work."