Prashant Dayal

Prashant Dayal is an Indian journalist, who broke the story of Sohrabuddin encounter case in November 2006.[1] He currently reports as correspondents for multiple print media organizations, including The Times of India. He also publishes a column titled 'Jivti Varta'.[2]

Early life

He started working in a garage. When in college, he started driving an autorickshaw at night. In his journalism career, Dayal has switched jobs almost 14 times.[3]

Career

He admitted of cultivating a habit of drinking alcohol with police officers to bring out reports from them. He was later charged with sedition by Gujrat Police in 2008. The charges were later quashed in 2013.[4][5] His reporting eventually led to the arrest of Gujarat police Deputy Inspector General (Border Range) D G Vanzara, Rajkumar Pandian, superintendent of police with the Intelligence Bureau, and M N Dinesh Kumar (Rajasthan police) on the charge of murdering Sohrabuddin Sheikh and other fake encounter's.

References

  1. ↑ "The journalist who cracked Gujarat fake encounter case". rediff.com. Retrieved 2007-04-25.
  2. ↑ "Prashant Dayal:The Times of India reporter". timesofindia.com. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  3. ↑ "Lessons from the Gujarat Model". livemint.com. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  4. ↑ "Police Commissioner files case against newspaper". thehindu.com. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
  5. ↑ "IFJ Welcomes Quashing of Sedition Charges in India’s Gujarat State". ifj.org. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
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