Journalist Vikram Joshi , who was shot at near his residence in Ghaziabad on June 20, died at a hospital on Wednesday morning, reported ANI...
Journalist Vikram Joshi, who was shot at near his residence in Ghaziabad on June 20, died at a hospital on Wednesday morning, reported ANI. Nine people have been arrested in the case so far after a CCTV camera captured the assault.
The doctor monitoring Joshi’s condition said the veins in the journalist’s head had been badly damaged due to the bullet injury. He was admitted to Ghaziabad’s Yashoda Hospital and was in a critical condition.
Meanwhile, the station in charge was suspended and a departmental investigation has been initiated after the journalist’s family accused the police of inaction.
Joshi was travelling on a motorcycle with his two daughters around 10.30 pm on Monday when a group of men attacked and then shot him. The attack took place in Vijay Nagar area of Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad city. In the CCTV footage, Joshi can be seen riding a motorbike along with his daughters. Suddenly, the motorcycle swerves and a group of men surround it and start beating up the rider. Following this, the two-wheeler falls to the ground and the children flee.
The police suspect that the attack took place after Joshi complained to the police about his niece facing harassment on July 16. In the complaint, registered at the Vijay...
