An Indian freelance journalist was found murdered in his house, along with his wife and two teenage children, on Saturday (18 February).
The Indian Editors Guild believes the killings of Chandrika Rai, his wife, Durga, and their children, Jalaj and Nisha, were linked to Rai's work as a journalist.
Rai, who wrote for two Hindi-language dailies, Navbharat and Hitavada, had most recently been investigating illegal coal-mining activity near his home in Umaria in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
But there is also a belief that his murder could be linked to his allegation that police officers had been protecting two suspects in a kidnapping case. Police further mentioned that Rai might have been involved in a personal land dispute.
Whatever the case, the editors' guild has called on the state government to "unravel the conspiracy behind the murders."
Rai, 42, and his family were bludgeoned to death and each of their bodies were found in separate rooms.
