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| name = Santanu Bhowmik | | name = Santanu Bhowmik | ||
| death_date = 20 | | birth_date = 12 January 1989 | ||
| death_cause = | | death_date = {{dda|2017|9|20|df=y|1989|1|12}} | ||
| occupation = | | death_place = [[Tripura]], India | ||
| death_cause = Murder | |||
| occupation = Journalist | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{COI|date=September 2022}} | |||
'''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 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> | |||
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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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* [[Sudip Datta Bhaumik]] | * [[Sudip Datta Bhaumik]] | ||
* [[List of journalists killed in India]] | * [[List of journalists killed in India]] | ||
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[[Category:Assassinated Indian journalists]] | [[Category:Assassinated Indian journalists]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:33, 12 August 2025
Santanu Bhowmik | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 January 1989 |
| Died | 20 September 2017 (aged 28) Tripura, India |
| Cause of death | Murder |
| Occupation | Journalist |
 | A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. (September 2022) |
Santanu Bhowmik (12 January 1989[1]–20 September 2017) was a journalist murdered in the North-eastern state of Tripura in India while covering the raasta roko (road blockade) by Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT).[2]
Santanu worked for Channel Dinraat television station and was covering a clash at Mandai[3] between the indigenous wing of the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) and IPFT activists in which Bhowmik was suddenly attacked with sharp weapons.[4] [5]
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.[6][3]
Santanu's father Sadhan Bhowmik has demanded that Central Bureau of Investigation probe the death.[7]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Birth date as per Dainik Sambad, 20 September 2022, 1st page.
- ↑ "Tripura Journalist Santanu Bhowmik 'Hacked To Death' While Covering IPFT Agitation". Outlookindia.com. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tripura Journalist Shantanu Bhowmik Killed By Tribal Party Cadres While Covering Rally". Huffingtonpost.in. Indo-Asian News Service. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ↑ "Tripura Journalist's Murder Planned, Says His Editor. Police Arrest 2". Ndtv.com. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ↑ "Broadcast journalist killed in northeastern India". Fox News Channel. Associated Press. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ↑ "Tripura journalist killed: Four arrested in connection with clashes, killing of scribe | Agartala News". The Times of India. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ↑ "Slain journalist Santanu Bhowmik's father demands CBI probe". The Hindu. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
External links[edit | edit source]
- A Tripura journalist slain: Anatomy of a murder
- Why was Santanu Bhowmik killed?
- This Is What Happened Before Tripura Journalist's Murder: Police Sources
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