<p>A gruesome incident has been reported in Shahjehanpur, where a social media journalist was reportedly burnt alive for writing against SP MLA Ram Murti on Facebook.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The victim, journalist Jagendra Singh had written about the Samajwadi Party MLA's involvement in illegal activities in newspapers, according to an <a href="http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/journalist-allegedly-burnt-to-death-for-facebook-posts-against-samajwadi-party-mla-ram-murti-in-up-1003652.html">IBN Live.com</a> report.<br /><br />An eyewitness revealed that a police officer, who wanted to arrest Jagendra Singh, set him on fire and the journalist succumbed to the injuries while he was being rushed to hospital.<br /><br />However, the Shahjehanpur police stated that journalist Jagendra Singh committed suicide when they were arresting him.</p>
<p>A gruesome incident has been reported in Shahjehanpur, where a social media journalist was reportedly burnt alive for writing against SP MLA Ram Murti on Facebook.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The victim, journalist Jagendra Singh had written about the Samajwadi Party MLA's involvement in illegal activities in newspapers, according to an <a href="http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/journalist-allegedly-burnt-to-death-for-facebook-posts-against-samajwadi-party-mla-ram-murti-in-up-1003652.html">IBN Live.com</a> report.<br /><br />An eyewitness revealed that a police officer, who wanted to arrest Jagendra Singh, set him on fire and the journalist succumbed to the injuries while he was being rushed to hospital.<br /><br />However, the Shahjehanpur police stated that journalist Jagendra Singh committed suicide when they were arresting him.</p>