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| occupation = Journalist<br> Newspaper Editor<br> Human rights activist

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| parents     = Anupama Das (Mother)

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'''Parag Kumar Das''' ([[Assamese language|Assamese]] '''পৰাগ কু: দাস''') was the former editor of [[Asomiya Pratidin]],<ref name="ab">{{cite web|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=aug0409/edit2|title=Parag Das murder verdict: bleeding Fourth Estate|last=Al-Ahmed|first=Saikh Md Sabah |date=2009-08-04|publisher=The Assam Tribune|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref><ref name="cd">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/assam-editors-murder-cbi-under-scanner/495921/|title=Assam, editor murder, CBI, main accused|last=Kashyap|first=Samudra Gupta|date=2009-07-30 |publisher=The Indian Express|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref><ref name="kl">{{cite web|url=http://www.voicesforfreedom.org/VFF%20demands%20retrial%20of%20Parag%20Das%20killer.htm|title=VFF demands retrial of Parag Das killer |publisher=Voices For Freedom|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> a radical journalist, human right activist and one of the founders of human rights movement in [[Assam]].<ref name="ef">{{cite web|url=http://www.assam.org/news/13-years-after-waiting-justice-parag-das-assassination-case|title=13 Years After: Waiting for Justice in the Parag Das Assassination Case|last=Borborah |first=Sanjay|date=2009-07-28|publisher=assam.org|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref><ref name="gh">{{cite web|url=http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/3238.html|title=Prime accused in the Parag Das murder case acquitted|first=|date=2009-07-28|publisher=Assam Times|accessdate=2009-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802084615/http://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/3238.html|archive-date=2 August 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was also the founder leader of [[Manab Adhikar Sangram Samiti]] (MASS).<ref name="kl" /><ref name="ij">{{cite web|url=http://www.newkerala.com/nkfullnews-1-81797.html|title=Parag Das murder suspect acquitted; Assam bandh on Thursday|date=2009-07-28|publisher=newkerela.com|accessdate=2009-09-27}}</ref> Prior to that he was the manager of [[Guwahati Stock Exchange]]. He was assassinated by [[SULFA]] in 1996.<ref name="ab" /><ref name="cd" /><ref name="kl" /><ref name="ef" /><ref name="gh" /><ref name="ij" />

He had his education in [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]] and [[Delhi School of Economics]], Delhi.

Parag Kumar Das was born in [[Shillong]] on 24 February 1961. He did his lower primary, primary and high schooling from Chenikuthi Boys School, M.C.M.E. School and [[Cotton Collegiate Government H.S. School]] respectively. In 1977, he got the 4th position in [[High School Leaving Certificate (India)|HSLC]] examination. He also got 4th position in the [[Pre-university]] examination from [[Cotton College, Guwahati|Cotton College]] in Science stream. Then he moved to Delhi for higher education. He took admission in [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]] for his graduation in Economics. After that he joined the [[Delhi School of Economics]] at the [[University of Delhi]] for master's degree.

In 1984, he joined as a manager in [[Punjab National Bank]]. After that he was appointed as general manager in Unit Trust and [[Guwahati Stock Exchange]]. In 1995 he quit from his job and joined as an editor in the Assamese daily [[Asomiya Pratidin]].

He married to Purabi Das and they have two children.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

In the afternoon of 17 May 1996, while taking back his young son from school in Chandmari, Guwahati, Das was assassinated in broad daylight<ref name="ab" /><ref name="cd" /><ref name="kl" /><ref name="ef" /><ref name="gh" /><ref name="ij" /> by four [[SULFA]] members - Mridul Phukan alias Samar Kakati, Diganta Baruah, Tapan Dutta alias Biswajit Saikia and Nayan Das alias Guli.<ref name="ab" /><ref name="ef" /> His open murder created huge outrage in the entire state of Assam and the human rights circles of the country.<ref name="ef" />

In 2001, [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] filed its chargesheet in Kamrup District and Sessions Court against the four accused - all members of the [[SULFA|surrendered group]] of [[ULFA]]. Before the [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] filed its chargesheet, Diganta Baruah and Tapan Dutta were killed and in 2003 Nayan Das was hacked to death by a furious mob in [[Dibrugarh]]. Promod Gogoi and Prabin Sarma, two other suspects were not charge-sheeted for lack of evidence against them.<ref name="ab" /><ref name="kl" /><ref name="ef" /> Mridul Phukan is the only surviving accused in the case.<ref name="ef" />  But after thirteen years, on 28 July 2009, Justice Dilip Kumar Mahanta, District and Sessions Judge, Kamrup, has acquitted the prime accused citing lack of solid evidence.<ref name="ab" /><ref name="kl" /><ref name="ef" /><ref name="gh" /><ref name="ij" />