Overview

• Compensation is to be split equally, with Rs 5 lakh each from the Andaman & Nicobar chief secretary and the Union information secretary.
• Shahdev (Shahdeb) Dey, 38, owner of Republic Andaman, went missing on March 29 and was found dead on April 2 in Diglipur, North Andaman.
• The Andaman Police formed an SIT, arrested four suspects, and reported confessions, witness statements, and seized evidence indicating premeditation tied to his reporting.
• The accused remain in judicial custody at District Jail, Mayabunder, and police say the charge sheet is pending CFSL Hyderabad forensic results.
• IFEI’s complaint to the NHRC pressed the case, and the Commission noted growing threats to journalists from non-state actors.