RTI activist who exposed cement firms' illegal mining killed
RTI activist Poipynhun Majaw was found murdered on Tuesday near a bridge in Meghalaya's Khliehriat area. Citing RTI applications, Majaw had recently alleged that several cement firms owned by non-locals were mining in Meghalaya's Jaintia Hills area without permission. He was also using RTI applications to expose alleged corruption in public projects under Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council.