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In 2014, Aashish Chaturvedi, 31, filed an FIR on the #Vyapam scam, revealing bribes in medical admission tests. He's been attacked 19 times since, 16 times with a guard present. @Anil_Kumar_ti on the perils of exercising the right to info in #MadhyaPradesh article-14.com/post/police-su…

Since 2006, 99 those trying to use #India's right-to-information law have been killed, 179 attacked & 186 harassed/threatened nationwide, according to @CHRI_INT. In #MadhyaPradesh, activists & whistleblowers face death threats, attacks & police surveillance. Our investigation

In 2021, a corruption index published by Transparency International said India’s ranking slipped from 78 in 2018 to 85. Transparency International conducts research into corruption in more than 100 countries.

In Dec 2021, Mahesh Rai, MLA from Bina, 150 km north-east of Bhopal, said, “RTI lagane walon ke bade bade shehro me ho jaate hain murder. (All those who file RTI queries in big cities get killed.) When people meddle in other people's affairs, they get killed.”