Abdur Rauf Alamgir

The body of Indian journalist Abdur Rauf Alamgir has been found floating in the Kulsi River in the Boko District, in the Indian state of Assam, on June 26. Alamgir, who worked with online news portal TNL, went missing on June 24, reportedly abducted near his residence in Jambari, around 60 kilometres from the Assam state capital Guwahati. 

The Journalists Union of Assam, an affiliate of the IJU, expressed ‘grave concern’ at the incident in a statement posted to social media, demanding authorities conduct an investigation into the killing and apprehend those responsible.