NCW demands justice, seeks reports in killing of Journalist Nirupama

The chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW) in India, Girija Vyas, on Monday said that the commission has asked Jharkhand government for a detailed report on the alleged murder of a female journalist, Nirupama Pathak. Nirupama Pathak, a journalist based in New Delhi, was found dead at her parents' house in Koderma district in Jharkhand. Though Nirupama's family say that she had committed suicide but the police believes it may have been a case of honour killing.