Satish Shetty

Satish Shetty, (July 21, 1970 - January 13, 2010) popularly known as Satish, was an Indian social activist, noted for exposing many land scams in Maharashtra. He had used the Right to Information Act to expose irregularities in Government offices in the last five years. He was killed on 13 January 2010, by unknown attackers in Talegaon.^[1]^[2]

Recognition

He was given posthumously the Sajag Nagrik Award, which was received by his brother Sandeep at a function held in Pune^[3]

National RTI Forum has honored his martyrdom by naming an award after him as Satish Shetty RTI Gallantry award.^[4]

In 2011 he was posthumously awarded the NDTV Indian of the Year's LIC Unsung Hero of the Year Award with other RTI activists Amit Jethwa, Dattatreya Patil, Vishram Dodiya and Vitthal Gite^[5]

References

^ Whistleblower RTI activist Satish Shetty killed
^ RTI activist Satish Shetty killed near Pune
^ Satish Shetty awarded posthumously
^ Gallantry award named after RTI activist Satish Shetty
^ "NDTV Indian of the Year 2011". ndtv.com. http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ndtv-indian-of-the-year-2011-142183. Retrieved 19 October 2011.

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Name	Shetty, Satish
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Date of birth	July 21, 1970
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Date of death	January 13, 2010
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