A
Right To Information(RTI) activist was fired at by unidentified men at
his office in Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh today. Ramesh Agarwal,
who is also an environmentalist, suffered two bullet injuries - one on
his thigh and another on his hips. He was rushed to the district
hospital where the bullets were removed from his body. The police have
launched an investigation into the incident. Speaking about the
incident, City Superintendent of Police Neha Pandey said, "The police
team rushed to the spot as soon as they were informed. We will take all
the details as soon as we talk to Ramesh."
Agrawal,
who works for environmental rights organisation Jan Chetna Manch, is
out of danger, doctors said. The RTI activist shot to limelight last
year when the Amnesty International demanded his unconditional release
after he was arrested for staging a protest against public hearing
conducted for an industrial project. Agarwal has been campaigning
against pollution caused by industrial projects and the potential
negative environmental impact of proposed projects in central
Chhattisgarh.
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