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SSP Singh said the main accused, Amit Sehgal, also works as a digital media journalist.
A journalist in Dehradun died allegedly after he was assaulted by a group of men at his home, said police.
According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Dehradun, Ajai Singh, the incident took place on Monday night in Rajpur when a group of men barged into the house of Pankaj Mishra, an independent journalist based out of the Capital.
SSP Singh said the main accused, Amit Sehgal, also works as a digital media journalist. He and the other accused are yet to be arrested.
“The duo [Amit and Pankaj] were acquaintances and had a dispute that escalated after spilling out on social media. The cause of death remains unknown after a post-mortem, so the family has requested a second procedure to be conducted. We will check the report and collect statements, after which action will be taken,” Singh said.
In a complaint lodged by Mishra’s brother, Arvind — based on which an FIR has been registered at Rajpur police station — he said around 10 pm on Monday, Amit, along with some others, came to Mishra’s house and started abusing and assaulting him with the “intention to kill”.
“Amit began kicking and punching him on his chest and stomach, as a result of which my brother started bleeding from his mouth. One of the youths who had come along with Amit said, ‘He is a heart and liver patient, hit him on the stomach and chest’. Amit said, ‘This will be enough to finish him’,” the complaint alleged.
The group allegedly took away phones belonging to Mishra and his wife. Mishra managed to inform the police about the incident and when they arrived at the spot, they asked for a medical examination and a written complaint.
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However, due to injuries and fear, Mishra said that he would file a complaint in the morning.
Around 3 am on Tuesday, his condition deteriorated. “My sister-in-law woke up… by then, my brother had stood up from the bed and suddenly collapsed unconscious onto the ground. Although he was taken by ambulance to Doon Hospital, the doctors declared my brother dead on arrival,” said the complaint.
The FIR, which names Sehgal, was registered late Tuesday night under BNS sections 103 (murder), 304 (snatching), 333 (house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint), and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace).
Aiswarya Raj is a dedicated Correspondent for The Indian Express, one of India's most respected media houses, specialising in in-depth coverage of Uttarakhand and the Himalayan region. Her work focuses on delivering essential, ground-up reporting across complex regional issues. Aiswarya brings significant journalistic experience to her role, having started her career at The Indian Express as a Sub-Editor with the Delhi city team. She subsequently developed her reporting expertise by covering Gurugram and its neighboring districts before transitioning to her current focus. She is an accomplished alumna of the prestigious Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) and the University of Kerala. Her reporting is characterized by a commitment to narrative journalism, prioritising the human element and verified facts behind critical events. Aiswarya’s beats demonstrate deep expertise in state politics, law enforcement investigations (e.g., paper leak cases, international cyber scams), human-wildlife conflict, environmental disasters, and socio-economic matters affecting local communities. This specific, sustained focus on critical regional news provides the necessary foundation for high trustworthiness and authoritativeness on topics concerning Uttarakhand. ... Read More
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