Shehla Masood, an anti-corruption
crusader and Right to Information activist, was Tuesday shot dead
outside her residence here, police said.
Masood was in her car in the
Koh-e-Fiza area when she was shot in the neck, Inspector General of
Police Sailendra Srivastava told IANS.
Masood headed the Madhya Pradesh
chapter of India Against Corruption group. In April, she led protests
when Gandhian Anna Hazare had fasted in New Delhi for a strong
anti-graaft law.
'She was shot dead when she was in the driving seat. The car was parked at her residence,' Srivastava said.
Masood had Monday pledged to expose widespread corruption and said she had several vital documents to back her claims.
Masood was also a green activist and had fought for the Save Tiger project in Madhya Pradesh.
'As Shehla had raised questions
regarding several tiger deaths across the state, people involved in the
racket may have killed her,' fellow activist Ajay Dubey said.
He demanded a Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI) probe into the killing. 'We have no faith on the
state government, so the matter should be investigated by the CBI.'
Mehsood, an active campaigner aginst corruption, had once expressed fear that she could be killed.
In a complaint filed at the
Maharana Pratap Nagar police station in Bhopal, she had accused a senior
police officer, Pawan Shrivastava, of making threatening phone calls.
Masood reitered her complaint to Madhya Pradesh Director General of Police S.K. Raut Jan 19, 2010.
Recently, Masood had filed a RTI
application seeking information on at least 19 Indian Administrative
Service officers, 13 Indian Forest Service officers and seven Indian
Police Service officers, informed sources said.
Abdul Jabbar, a social activist
fighting for the cause for Bhopal gas disaster survivors, told IANS:
'She has been killed because of her fight against widespread corruption
in the state.'
Source: IANS
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