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Journalist burnt to death; UP minister booked
2015-06-17 | Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Ref: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/up-minister-booked-in-journalist-killing-case/article7298669.ece
The family of the slain journalist alleges that during a raid at their house on June 1, police officials set him afire.

Uttar Pradesh Minister Ram Murti Singh Verma was on Tuesday booked along with five others in connection with the killing of a journalist by setting him afire in Shahjahanpur district.