TV news reporter abducted and killed while covering protest

An Indian TV news reporter has been abducted and killed while covering a protest rally in the remote north-eastern state of Tripura.

Shantanu Bhowmick, who was working for Dinraat or Day And Night news, was reporting on a road blockade by a political party representing indigenous tribal people when he was abducted late yesterday evening, said state police chief AK Shukla.