IWPC, other press bodies condemn killing of Ghaziabad journalist; want judicial probe

July 22, 2020

New Delhi:The Press Association and Indian Women’s Press Corps and other press bodies, including journalist Forum of Assam, today condemned the dastardly attack on Journalist Vikram Joshi, who was shot at by unknown miscreants near his residence in Vijay Nagar, Ghaziabad on July 20 and breathed his last at a hospital today.

”We observe that attack on journalists especially in Uttar Pradesh is increasing in recent times. At the same time no concrete action has been taken by the state Government in many of the cases. We demand that all the culprits in this case as well as in previous cases must be brought to book by launching a “special operation” the State Government,” a statement by IWPC and the Press Association said. We also demand adequate financial help to the bereaved family.

They demanded adequate security to the surviving members of Mr Joshi and a high level judicial enquiry into this incident and past incidents of attack on journalists.

”We understand that nine accused have been arrested and the Station in-charge has been suspended with initiation of departmental inquiry after the family of the journalist alleged inaction by the police. But these are not enough to bring out the truths and bring the culprits to book,” they said.

JFA has also expressed shock over the incident.

“Vikram Joshi was seemingly attacked as he lodged a complaint to the
police demanding actions against some goons who harassed his niece on
16 July. But the police sat over the complaint for days. The goons
took advantage of it and shot at Joshi in front of his minor
daughters,” said JFA president Rupam Barua and secretary Nava
Thakuria.

–India News Stream