Dehradun Journalist Dies After Alleged Home Assault; Murder FIR Filed

• Pankaj Mishra, a Dehradun journalist, died after an alleged assault by intruders at his Rajpur residence on Monday night.
• His family claims a group of men forcibly entered and brutally attacked him, targeting his chest and stomach, causing him to bleed.
• The main accused is also a digital media journalist, known to Mishra, with a dispute that escalated on social media.
• Mishra informed police, but collapsed hours later and was declared dead at Doon Hospital; an FIR for murder and other charges has been filed.
• Police are investigating, but no arrests have been made; family requested a second post-mortem due to inconclusive initial findings.

Why It Matters: Dehradun journalist Pankaj Mishra died after an alleged assault; murder FIR filed, investigation ongoing.