"He was shot dead at the residence of the village head. It's being told that they had some old dispute." SP Devendra Nath said.
"The accused had built a wall around the property. The accused had also placed a haystack on the land to stake a claim, which was removed by the journalist. A fight broke out over the matter and the journalist was attacked. He died at the spot. Police have arrested three accused. Property dispute and old enmity are believed to be the reasons behind the attack," Subhash Dubey, Deputy Inspector General, Azamgarh Range said.
"I must state again the attack had nothing to do with the fact the man was a journalist," he added.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a compensation of ₹10 lakh for the family of the journalist.
In a similar incident, on July 22, a journalist, Vikram Joshi, was shot at by goons in Ghaziabad days after he had filed a police complaint about harassment of his niece. He was travelling with his daughters when a group of men shot at him and thrashed him in front of his daughters.
Joshi was immediately rushed to a hospital, however, he succumbed to his injuries two days later.
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