May 05 , 2025

5 journalists who sacrificed their lives for the truth

By True Scoop

Gauri Lankesh

She was a fearless journalist and editor, she also received threats many times for her articles, Gauri was murdered on 5 September 2017.

Lassa Kaul

Because of his work he became the target of terrorists. On February 13, 1990, he was shot dead by militants outside his home in Bemina, Srinagar.

Ram Chander Chhatrapati

He was an Indian journalist who was murdered in a targeted drive-by shooting in 2002. Chhatrapati ran a local Hindi-language evening daily Poora Sach

Jyotirmoy Dey

Senior journalist J Dey was shot dead outside his house in Mumbai. Dey was a very honest person.

Shoebullah Khan

Shoebullah’s murder on August 22, 1948 by Razakars, he was in favour of merger of Hyderabad with the Indian Union.

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