Just two days after the country mourned the murder of noted journalist Gauri Lankesh, another journalist was shot at in Bihar by two bike-borne unidentified assailants and remains in a critical condition. On the same day, West Bengal based Kolkata TV's Birbhum reporter Anjan De was thrashed for allegedly intervening a mob which was thrashing kids on suspicion of theft.

According to agencies, on Thursday, journalist Pankaj Mishra - working with Hindi newspaper Rashtriya Sahara was shot at by two bike-borne men in Arwal district of Bihar. He was also robbed off Rs 1 lakh. So far, one arrest has been made in the case. Speaking to the media, Pankaj said that one of the two men who attacked him was close to the JD(U) legislator Satyadeo Singh for Kurtha.