Indian scribe found dead, PEC demands an authentic probe

Geneva, 27 June 2023: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media
safety and rights body, expresses concern over the mysterious death of
a young Indian scribe and raises demand for an authentic probe to find
reasons behind the untimely demise of Abdur Rauf Alamgir (32), who
hailed from Assam province in northeast India.

Local media organisations informed that Alamgir went missing on
Saturday and his wounded body was found floating in Kulsi river water
at Jambari area of Boko locality under Kamrup district on 26 June. A
resident of Goroimari Hatipara, Alamgir was associated with a news
portal titled TNL. The recently married scribe also ran a customer
service centre of a nationalized bank in his locality.

“PEC condoles the sad demise of the young scribe. At the same time, we
demand a convincing probe to unearth the factors involved in his
missing and subsequent death. Assam province government should take
all necessary initiatives to identify the perpetrators even if the
scribe was not targeted because of his professional work,” said Blaise
Lempen, president of PEC (www.pressemblem.ch).

PEC’s south & southeast Asia representative Nava Thakuria informs that
Alamgir was a member of Goroimari-Kalatoli-Sontoli press club in south
Kamrup and he was kidnapped by miscreants on 24 June (may be because
of business rivalries). A complaint was lodged in Boko police station
and the police have already started its investigation to find the
probable culprits. Alamgir’s body was sent for postmortem and two
local residents were later detained for interrogation.