Finance Minister Jaitley condemns murder of journalists in Bihar, Jharkhand

Journalists Rajdeo Ranjan and Akhilesh Pratap Singh were gunned down in Bihar and Jharkhand, respectively

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday strongly condemned the murder of two journalists in Bihar and Jharkhand and demanded an independent investigation.

"I strongly condemn murder of journalists Rajdeo Ranjan in Siwan & Akhilesh Pratap Singh in Chatra district," tweeted Jaitley, who is also the minister for information and broadcasting.

On Friday evening, Rajdeo Ranjan, bureau chief of the Hindi daily Hindustan, was shot dead in Bihar's Siwan district. In Jharkhand's Chatra district, 35-year-old Akhilesh Pratap Singh, who worked for a local news channel, was gunned down on Thursday night.

"Independent investigation may be instituted & guilty be punished," Jaitley added.

 

I strongly condemn murder of journalists, Rajdeo Ranjan in Siwan & Akhilesh Pratap Singh in Chatra district. (1/2)

— Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) May 14, 2016