Lalit_Mehta

Lalit Mehta

Lalit Mehta

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Lalit Mehta (1972- 14 May 2008) was an Indian social activist.

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Social Activist

Mehta, a 36-year-old engineer-turned-social-activist, was involved in activities that sought to advance rural employment, basic health facilities, right to food, and child rights. His organisational involvement was essentially with foundations that had a Gandhian orientation and outlook. Mehta was a full-time activist of the Right to Food Campaign and the Gram Swaraj Abhiyan; he was also the secretary of the Vikas Sahyog Kendra (VSK), a non-governmental organisation based in Palamau.[1]

Death

Mehta was murdered in 2008. After his murder, the Naxals belonging to the Communist Party of India (Maoist) distributed a leaflet claiming that they knew Mehta's killers and they would be brought to justice, saying that they would make crimes such as murder be punishable by death.[2] In January 2009 Chennai Police recovered the body of Raju Singh, who was the prime suspect in the crime, claiming that he was killed by naxals.[1]

Personal life

Mehta was survived by his wife and two sons.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Prasad, Manoj (6 January 2009). "Lalit Mehta's murderer killed by Naxals: police". Indian Express. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  2. [2]
    Lalit Mehta with his two children, in Palamau. The Chief Minister has ordered a CBI probe into his murder. Archived 10 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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