ANI Journalist Killed in Fatehpur: Reporter Dilip Saini Murdered in Knife Attack Over Land Dispute in Uttar Pradesh, 4 Arrested (Watch Video)

Banda, October 31: A journalist has been killed in a knife attack in the Sadar Kotwali area of Fatehpur district in Uttar Pradesh while his colleague was seriously injured, police said on Thursday. Four accused have been arrested in this case, a police officer said, adding that preliminary investigation has suggested a land dispute might be the reason for the attack.

Fatehpur district’s Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Vijay Shankar Mishra said Dilip Saini (45), a Fatehpur district-level correspondent of a news agency, was attacked by some knife-wielding people on Wednesday night near Bhitaura bypass in the Sadar Kotwali area of the city. ANI Journalist Killed in Fatehpur: Reporter Dilip Saini Stabbed To Death Over Property Dispute In UP, 4 Arrested (Watch Video).

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His colleague Shahid Khan, who came to his rescue, was also injured in the attack, the police officer said. According to the ASP, while Saini died in a Kanpur hospital during treatment, Khan is still undergoing treatment. Kanpur Shocker: Minor Girl Held Captive by Gym Trainer, Raped Several Times After Injecting Sedative; Accused Arrested After 2 Years Following Allahabad HC’s Intervention.

Based on the complaint of the journalist’s wife, a case was registered against seven named and some unknown people and four of them have been arrested, Mishra said, adding that the investigation in the case was underway.

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