Gauri Lankesh murder: In 2 yrs to 2015, 142 attacks on journalists reported

India was ranked 136 of 180 countries in Reporters Without Borders' 2017 World Press Freedom Index

As Bengaluru editor Gauri Lankesh was murdered on September 5, 2017, 142 attacks against journalists for “grievous hurt” were registered nationwide over two years to 2015, according to the latest available National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data.

As many 70 journalists were killed in India over 24 years to 2016, according to the Committee To Protect Journalists, a nonprofit.

As many 73 people were arrested for the 142 attacks, revealed in NCRB data quoted in this reply to the Rajya