Documents published writings of Hem Pandey a journalist killed along
with CPI (Maoist) spokerperson Azad
Hem Chandra Pandey, a freelance journalist from Delhi was killed on
2 July 2010 along with Azad, spokesperson of CPI( Maoist). He comes
from Dewaltal town of Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand.
His wife Babita Pandey identified him when she saw a photograph of his
dead body published in Enadu on 3 July 2010 and informed the press in
a press conference held in Press Club Delhi on the same day.
Rajiv Lochan Saha a renowned intellectual from Uttarakhand and the
Chief Editor of Nainatal Samachar introduced her to the press and told
the press he knows Hem Chandra Pandey and Babita as journalists for a
long time.
She told the press that her husband was a freelance journalist and
regularly wrote to Hindi newspapers like Nai Dunia, Rastriya Sarara,
Dainik Jagaran and papers. As it was not enough for the family to run
with the meagre amount of money that he earns through freelancing, he
also works for a paper called Chetana on corporate communications run
by a company called DARCL Logistics LTD on regular basis. He was one
of the sub-editors for this magazine called Chetana at the time of his
death.
She also informed all those who were present there that Hem Chandra
Pandey had an MA in Economics from Kumaon University, Nainaital. He
also had a Diploma in Translation from Bharatiya Vidhya Bhawan in
Delhi. He also did a Diploma course in Journalism. He was pursuing
his Ph D course from Almora Campus of Kumaon University.
Babita showed some of his certificates and also the salary
certificates of the company where he was a regular employee at the
time of his killing on 2 July 2010. He took leave from his magazine
office for two days when he went to Nagapur.
Copies of his salary slips for two months are attached here.
After the press conference on 3 July, some police officers challenged
her version and maintained that her husband was not a journalist.
Surprisingly, by the end of the Press Conference, in a flash of the
moment, Nai Dunia, Dainik Jagaran and Rastriya Sahara issued
statements separately that Hem Pandey was never a contributor to their
papers. But his articles exist on the internet sites of these papers.
Hem Chandra Pandey wrote all his contributions to different newspapers
with the name Hemant Pandey as a freelance journalist. However he
never hid his identity. He made legal certificate, affidavit that both
names are his. Copies of this affidavit are available.
Copies of some of his 99articles are attached here with full citations
made available from internet. His wife informed that he wrote
frequently and all clippings are available in his house. When she
returns to Delhi along with Hem’s dead body she can provide all
clippings.
Please also see in the attachments a clarification from CPI (Maoist)
that Hem is not their member as claimed earlier.
All the documentary evidence that exists in black and white clear
establishes that he was a freelance journalist based in Delhi and a
regular employee of a magazine.
Concerned Citizens
For contact Bhupen Singh 9999169886
