Jharkhand tribal leader found dead hours after Facebook live
India
Nisha Kumari Bhagat, a Jharkhand Tribal leader from Jharkhand, was found dead at her Ranchi home on Friday, hours after allegedly going live on Facebook.
In the video, she spoke about being threatened for standing up to the state government and alleged land brokers.
Police suspect suicide and the body has been sent to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) for a post-mortem examination, with the exact circumstances surrounding her death yet to be established.
Nisha Kumari Bhagat named CM Soren
During her live stream, Bhagat named Chief Minister Hemant Soren and a police officer as responsible if anything happened to her, also mentioning harassment by land brokers.
Babulal Marandi demanded arrests and a fair investigation.