Ranjan Kumar Das - Odisha Jana Suchana Adhikar Abhijan (OSAA) Incident date Human rights group
On 1 February 2020, anti-corruption activist Ranjan Kumar Das was found dead in Beruan village, India. Sources informed that Mr. Ranjan Kumar Daswas regularly receiving death threats for seeking information including on the numerous brick kilns that had sprung up illegally. Mr. Ranjan Kumar Das was a Right to Information (RTI) activist based in Odisha, India. He was the Kendrapara district unit convener of Odisha Jana Suchana Adhikar Abhijan (OSAA) which is a state level platform of HRDs. Hewas associated with OSAA since 2012. He was known for filing multiple RTI applications in connection with several irregularities in Kendrapara district. RTI inquiry filed by Ranjan Kumar Das in 2018 had exposed alleged violation of law by Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) in building a tourist resort in Odishaâs Bhitarkanika National Parkâs core area where