New Delhi, India – The arrest of an independent journalist in eastern India’s Jharkhand state has raised concerns among his family members and rights activists who say he has been targeted for reporting on issues concerning the marginalised tribal community.
Rupesh Kumar Singh, 37, was arrested by the Jharkhand police on July 17 for alleged links with the Maoists, a banned left-wing armed group that has been waging a war against the Indian state for decades. The Maoists are mostly active in India’s tribal-dominated states.
