Riskiest and Deadly Jobs in India

9. Journalist:

Journalists have a lot of things to be worried and fear about these days, especially in a country like India where 28 journalists have lost their lives in the last two decades.

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One such example is Rajesh Mishra who lost his life on 1st of March 2012, in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. He was a journalist working for a local Hindi language weekly named ‘Media Raj’. He was hit on the head with an iron rod by two assaulters while he was at a public tea stall in Rewa town of central Madhya Pradesh. He was immediately admitted to a local hospital but died soon after.

Another example is the killings of Chandrika Rai and his family on 18th February 2012, a freelance journalist. Chandrika Rai wrote for two local Hindi-language dailies namely Hitavada and Navbharat. He had recently reported regarding illegal coal mining near his home town of Umaria in the state of Madhya Pradesh.   

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Apart from these things, a reporter’s job is dangerous especially if they go to cover terror attacks or wars.