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'''Rupesh Kumar Singh''' is a journalist from [[Jharkhand]] who is known for his reporting on [[Human rights violation]] and persecution of [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|tribal people]].<ref name="NL">{{cite news |last1=Team |first1=N. L. |title=Jharkhand reporter in Pegasus list arrested, family and journalists say targeted for his work |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/07/18/jharkhand-reporter-in-pegasus-list-arrested-family-and-journalists-say-targeted-for-his-work |access-date=18 July 2022 |work=Newslaundry |date=18 July 2022}}</ref><ref name="Lalwani">{{cite news |last1=Lalwani |first1=Vijayta |title='Journalism is not a bed of roses': Meet the Jharkhand reporter featured in leaked Pegasus database |url=https://scroll.in/article/1000597/journalism-is-not-a-bed-of-roses-meet-the-jharkhand-reporter-featured-in-leaked-pegasus-database |access-date=18 July 2022 |work=Scroll.in |date=20 July 2021}}</ref> In 2021 during the [[Pegasus Project revelations in India]] his phone number (including those of his two family members<ref name="telegraph pegasus" />) were found in the list of potential targets for state surveillance by [[Pegasus (spyware)]].<ref>{{cite news |title='Not Surprised But Offended at Invasion of Privacy': Jharkhand Journalist on Pegasus List |url=https://thewire.in/media/jharkhand-journalist-rupesh-kumar-singh-pegasus-project-snooping-list |access-date=18 July 2022 |work=The Wire |date=26 July 2021}}</ref> Rupesh claimed that the [[Union government of India]] had been targeting him for his reporting on violence by the security forces against the tribal people.<ref name="telegraph pegasus">{{cite news |title=Freelance journalist on potential snoop list to move Supreme Court |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/freelance-journalist-on-potential-snoop-list-to-move-supreme-court/cid/1823520 |access-date=18 July 2022 |work=telegraphindia.com}}</ref> He along with four other journalists targeted by the spyware moved the [[Supreme Court of India]], seeking a mechanism for judicial oversight and punishments for the officials involved.<ref name="barandbench">{{cite news |last1=Roy |first1=Debayan |title=Five journalists in Pegasus snooping list move Supreme Court; seek Judicial Oversight Mechanism to deal with complaints, punish govt officials |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/five-journalists-in-pegasus-snooping-list-move-supreme-court-punish-govt-officials |access-date=18 July 2022 |work=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news |date=2 Aug 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Pegasus: 29 Mobiles Under Technical Panel's Scanner, SC Asks for Report by June 20 |url=https://thewire.in/law/pegasus-29-mobiles-under-technical-panels-scanner-sc-asks-for-report-by-june-20 |access-date=18 July 2022 |work=The Wire |date=20 May 2022}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Rupesh is married to Ipsa Shatakshi who is a social activist working on tribal issues.<ref name="NL" /> She and her sister were also targeted by the Pegasus spyware.<ref name="barandbench" /><ref name="telegraph pegasus" /><br />
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== Pegasus spyware ==<br />
Rupesh reported on the displacement of tribals, suppression of tribal rights and the arrest of the tribals on false charges after branding them [[Maoists]]. He believed his reporting made him the target of surveillance by Pegasus software and also led to his arrest by the [[Bihar Police]] in June 2019 under the [[Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act]] (UAPA). Rupesh alleged that the security forces had tried to coax him to stop reporting, after failing to convince him they planted gelatin sticks and detonators in his car in his presence and then arrested him for the same.<ref name="telegraph pegasus" /> Bihar police failed to file a chargesheet in his case even after the completion of stipulated 180 days since the filing of the complaint. He spent six months in jail and was released on bail in December 2019 from the Gaya jail since no chargesheet was filed.<ref name="telegraph pegasus" /><br />
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== Arresting ==<br />
On 17 July 2022, Singh was arrested by [[Jharkhand Police]] from his residence in [[Ramgarh district]].<ref name="Wire Arrest">{{cite news |title=Jharkhand Police Arrests Independent Journalist Under Same FIR as Top Maoist Leader |url=https://thewire.in/media/independent-journalist-rupesh-kumar-singh-arrested |access-date=18 July 2022 |work=The Wire |date=17 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Jharkhand cops arrest freelance journalist for Maoist links |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/city-others/jharkhand-cops-arrest-freelance-journalist-for-maoist-links-8035534/lite/ |access-date=18 July 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=18 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref> His laptop phones among other belongings were also seized.<ref>{{cite news |title=UAPA और PSA जैसे कड़े कानूनों के तहत देश की जेलों में बंद स्वतंत्र पत्रकार! |url=https://www.gaonsavera.com/independent-journalists-lodged-in-different-jails-of-the-country/ |access-date=18 July 2022 |work=gaonsavera.com |date=18 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Jharkhand Police Strikes UAPA on Independent Journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh |url=https://www.newsclick.in/Jharkhand-Police-Strikes-UAPA-Independent-Journalist-Rupesh-Kumar-Singh |access-date=18 July 2022 |work=NewsClick |date=18 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref> His wife Shatakshi said that Singh was being targeted as he had recently published reports on morbidity in villages due to industrial pollutants.<ref name="NL" /><br />
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