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File Image: Indian protesters hold placards in a rally condemning the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh, in Mumbai on September 6, 2017 (AFP via Getty Images)
A 37-year-old journalist was set on fire inside his own home in India and burned to death using hand sanitiser as an accelerant, police say, after he reported extensively on local corruption.
Rakesh Singh Nirbhik, who wrote for the local daily
Rashtriya Swaroop in the most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, succumbed to his injuries in a hospital in the state’s capital, Lucknow, late last month.
Nirbhik was targeted along with his friend, 34-year-old Pintu Sahu, by three men who forced their way into his house, police say. Sahu died at the scene.