Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expressed shock and serious concern over the murder of three journalists in five months in the country and reiterated its old demand for a comprehensive national action plan to safeguard the scribes and ensure justice to the victims.

The third case of assassination of journalists has been reported from Madhya Pradesh, where Kamlesh Jain was shot dead in his office at Pipliyamandi locality of Mandsaur district on the evening of May 31.

Kamlesh, 42, was rushed to a nearby hospital, where the attending doctors declared him brought dead.