PM Modi meets Doordarshan cameraman's family who was killed in a Maoist attack in October last year
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited Odisha and met the parents of the Doordarshan cameraman who was killed in a Maoist ambush last year.
The cameraman Achutyanand Sahu, who was killed by Maoists in October 30 last year, was reporting there with two of his colleagues in the Maoist-affected area of Dantewada to cover the upcoming Chhattisgarh election.
Two policemen were also killed in the attack where the Maoists had later on apologized, stating that they weren’t aware about the whereabouts of journalists and had not intention to kill them, and that they even don’t have any animosity with the messengers.
Furthering ‘Ease of Living’ for Odisha’s citizens. Inaugurating development works in Balangir. https://t.co/qMo8rrAQsg
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 15, 2019
The Doordarshan tweets saying, “DD News had deputed team to cover Chhattisgarh polls, comprising of Camera person-Achyuta Nanda Sahu, Dheeraj Kumar and MM Sharma. In a Naxal attack AchyutaNandaSahu was martyred. The entire DD News family salutes his service and stands by his family in this hour of grief.”
‘Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Odisha for a day, launched a number of projects worth over Rs. 1,550 crore for the state's development,’ as reported by the NDTV.
First published: 15 January 2019, 16:32 IST