Gauri Lankesh murder case: No fear of the law

No fear of the law

With reference to the editorial, “Dissent under attack” (September 7), attacks on media personnel and social activists are a threat to democracy. However, examining such attacks mainly through the communal prism is inadequate.

Journalists have been silenced for other reasons, too. Ram Chander Chhatrapati, who ran an evening daily, was killed in 2002 allegedly at the behest of Dera Sacha Sauda leader Gurmeeet Ram Rahim for exposing his crimes. Rajdev Ranjan of Hindustan was murdered allegedly by criminal-turned-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin of Siwan. These journalists were focused on unearthing the illegal activities of powerful businesses and