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	\| name = Santanu Bhowmik		\| name = Santanu Bhowmik
	\| death_date = 20 ~~September 2017~~		\| birth_date = 12 January 1989
	\| death_cause = ~~murder~~		\| death_date = {{dda\|2017\|9\|20\|df=y\|1989\|1\|12}}
	\| occupation = ~~journalist~~		\| death_place = [[Tripura]], India
			\| death_cause = Murder
			\| occupation = Journalist
	}}		}}
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			'''Santanu Bhowmik''' (12 January 1989<ref>Birth date as per Dainik Sambad, 20 September 2022, 1st page.</ref>–20 September 2017) was a journalist murdered in the [[Northeast India\|North-east]]ern state of [[Tripura]] in India while covering the ''[[raasta roko]]'' (road blockade) by [[Indigenous People's Front of Tripura]] (IPFT).<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/tripura-journalist-shantanu-bhowmik-hacked-to-death-while-covering-ipft-agitatio/301985 \|title=Tripura Journalist Santanu Bhowmik 'Hacked To Death' While Covering IPFT Agitation \|publisher=Outlookindia.com \|date=21 September 2017 \|accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref>

	'''Santanu Bhowmik''' (died 20 September 2017) was a journalist murdered in the [[Northeast India\|North-east]]ern state of [[Tripura]] in India while covering the ''[[raasta roko]]'' (road blockade) by [[Indigenous People's Front of Tripura]] (IPFT).<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/tripura-journalist-shantanu-bhowmik-hacked-to-death-while-covering-ipft-agitatio/301985 \|title=Tripura Journalist Santanu Bhowmik 'Hacked To Death' While Covering IPFT Agitation \|publisher=Outlookindia.com \|date=21 September 2017 \|accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref>		Santanu worked for Channel Dinraat television station and was covering a clash at [[Mandwi\|Mandai]]<ref name="huffingtonpost1">{{cite web\|agency=Indo-Asian News Service \|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/09/20/tripura-journalist-shantanu-bhowmik-killed-by-tribal-party-cadres-while-covering-rally_a_23216389/ \|title=Tripura Journalist Shantanu Bhowmik Killed By Tribal Party Cadres While Covering Rally \|publisher=Huffingtonpost.in \|date=20 September 2017 \|accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref> between the indigenous wing of the ruling [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] and IPFT activists in which Bhowmik was suddenly attacked with sharp weapons.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/tripura-journalists-murder-planned-says-his-editor-police-arrest-2-1753549 \|title=Tripura Journalist's Murder Planned, Says His Editor. Police Arrest 2 \|publisher=Ndtv.com \|date=21 September 2017 \|accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref>
			<ref>{{cite web\|agency=Associated Press \|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/broadcast-journalist-killed-in-northeastern-india \|title=Broadcast journalist killed in northeastern India \|publisher=Fox News Channel \|date=21 September 2017 \|access-date=22 November 2017}}</ref>
	Santanu worked for [[Channel Dinraat]] television station and was covering a clash at [[Mandwi\|Mandai]]<ref name="huffingtonpost1">{{cite web\|agency=Indo-Asian News Service \|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/09/20/tripura-journalist-shantanu-bhowmik-killed-by-tribal-party-cadres-while-covering-rally_a_23216389/ \|title=Tripura Journalist Shantanu Bhowmik Killed By Tribal Party Cadres While Covering Rally \|publisher=Huffingtonpost.in \|date=20 September 2017 \|accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref> between the indigenous wing of the ruling [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] and IPFT activists in which Bhowmik was suddenly attacked with sharp weapons.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/tripura-journalists-murder-planned-says-his-editor-police-arrest-2-1753549 \|title=Tripura Journalist's Murder Planned, Says His Editor. Police Arrest 2 \|publisher=Ndtv.com \|date=21 September 2017 \|accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref>
	<ref>{{cite web\|agency=Associated Press \|url=~~http~~://www.foxnews.com/world~~/2017/09/21~~/broadcast-journalist-killed-in-northeastern-india~~.html~~ \|title=Broadcast journalist killed in northeastern India \|publisher=Fox News Channel \|date=21 September 2017 \|~~accessdate~~=22 November 2017}}</ref>

	He was later found with multiple stab injuries and died before he could be taken to a hospital. Police arrested four members of the IPFT in connection with the murder.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agartala/four-arrested-in-connection-with-clashes-killing-of-scribe/articleshow/60780421.cms \|title=Tripura journalist killed: Four arrested in connection with clashes, killing of scribe \| Agartala News \|work=The Times of India \|date=21 September 2017 \|accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="huffingtonpost1"/>		He was later found with multiple stab injuries and died before he could be taken to a hospital. Police arrested four members of the IPFT in connection with the murder.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agartala/four-arrested-in-connection-with-clashes-killing-of-scribe/articleshow/60780421.cms \|title=Tripura journalist killed: Four arrested in connection with clashes, killing of scribe \| Agartala News \|work=The Times of India \|date=21 September 2017 \|accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="huffingtonpost1"/>
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	[[Category:Assassinated Indian journalists]]		[[Category:Assassinated Indian journalists]]

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{{Infobox person
| name = Santanu Bhowmik
| death_date = 20 September 2017
| death_cause = murder
| occupation = journalist
}}

'''Santanu Bhowmik''' (died 20 September 2017) was a journalist murdered in the [[Northeast India|North-east]]ern state of [[Tripura]] in India while covering the ''[[raasta roko]]'' (road blockade) by [[Indigenous People's Front of Tripura]] (IPFT).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/tripura-journalist-shantanu-bhowmik-hacked-to-death-while-covering-ipft-agitatio/301985 |title=Tripura Journalist Santanu Bhowmik 'Hacked To Death' While Covering IPFT Agitation |publisher=Outlookindia.com |date=21 September 2017 |accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref>

Santanu worked for [[Channel Dinraat]] television station and was covering a clash at [[Mandwi|Mandai]]<ref name="huffingtonpost1">{{cite web|agency=Indo-Asian News Service |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/09/20/tripura-journalist-shantanu-bhowmik-killed-by-tribal-party-cadres-while-covering-rally_a_23216389/ |title=Tripura Journalist Shantanu Bhowmik Killed By Tribal Party Cadres While Covering Rally |publisher=Huffingtonpost.in |date=20 September 2017 |accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref> between the indigenous wing of the ruling [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] and IPFT activists in which Bhowmik was suddenly attacked with sharp weapons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/tripura-journalists-murder-planned-says-his-editor-police-arrest-2-1753549 |title=Tripura Journalist's Murder Planned, Says His Editor. Police Arrest 2 |publisher=Ndtv.com |date=21 September 2017 |accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/09/21/broadcast-journalist-killed-in-northeastern-india.html |title=Broadcast journalist killed in northeastern India |publisher=Fox News Channel |date=21 September 2017 |accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref>

He was later found with multiple stab injuries and died before he could be taken to a hospital. Police arrested four members of the IPFT in connection with the murder.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agartala/four-arrested-in-connection-with-clashes-killing-of-scribe/articleshow/60780421.cms |title=Tripura journalist killed: Four arrested in connection with clashes, killing of scribe | Agartala News |work=The Times of India |date=21 September 2017 |accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="huffingtonpost1"/>

Santanu's father Sadhan Bhowmik has demanded that [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] probe the death.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/slain-journalist-santanu-bhowmiks-father-demands-cbi-probe/article19834712.ece |title=Slain journalist Santanu Bhowmik's father demands CBI probe |work=The Hindu |date=10 October 2017 |accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Sudip Datta Bhaumik]]
* [[List of journalists killed in India]]
* [[Mandai massacre]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.newslaundry.com/2017/09/21/shantanu-bhowmik-tripura-journalist-murdered A Tripura journalist slain: Anatomy of a murder]
* [http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/why-was-santanu-bhowmik-killed/article19752965.ece Why was Santanu Bhowmik killed?]
* [https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/this-is-what-happened-before-tripura-journalists-murder-police-sources-1754249 This Is What Happened Before Tripura Journalist's Murder: Police Sources]

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