Moolchand Yadav

Year: 2001

Nationality: India

Killed by: Criminal Group

Location: Jhansi, India

Press organization: Freelance

What's Moolchand Yadav's story?

Yadav, a freelance reporter who regularly contributed to Hindi-language dailies, including Jansatta and Punjab Kesari,was shot dead on the street in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. Colleagues saidthat Yadav had been murdered at the behest of two powerful landownersangered by his exposés about local corruption.

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