According to the India Press Freedom Report 2021 by the Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG), Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Tripura topped the list of States and Union Territories where journalists and media houses were targeted i

According to the India Press Freedom Report 2021 by the Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG), Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Tripura topped the list of States and Union Territories where journalists and media houses were targeted in 2021. The report also stated that at least six journalists were killed, 108 attacked and 13 media houses or newspapers targeted across the country. The highest number of journalists or media organisations targeted was in J&K (25), followed by Uttar Pradesh (23), Madhya Pradesh (16), Tripura (15), Delhi (8), Bihar (6), Assam (5), Haryana and Maharashtra (4 each), Goa and Manipur (3 each), Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal (2 each), and Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Kerala (1 each). While J&K recorded the maximum attacks by State actors, Tripura had the most cases of attacks by non-State actors. The year saw FIRs registered against 44 journalists, 21 of them under Section 153 of the IPC relating to promoting enmity.