Shivani Bhatnagar

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Shivani Bhatnagar was a journalist for the Indian Express. Her murder on January 23, 1999 became a scandal that reached into the top levels of Indian politics. Indian Police Service officer Ravi Kant Sharma was charged with the murder by the Delhi Police, who investigated the case. Sharma surrendered to the police on September 27, 2002, after having been in hiding since the arrest warrant was issued on August 3 of that year. Sharma and his wife, Madhu, have alleged that Bhatnagar’s murder was orchestrated by Pramod Mahajan, a prominent leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Mahajan was alleged to have been the father of Bhatnagar's child.