Late Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui Receives 2nd Pulitzer Award
Famous photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who died while covering the Afghanistan-Taliban war in 2021, has been honored with the prestigious Pulitzer Prize 2022. He is amongst the four Indians, who received the prestigious award in the field of journalist under the feature photo category, showcasing "images of COVID's toll in India. Besides Siddiqui, Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, and Amit Dave won the award, announced on May 9.
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Danish Siddiqui Was 'Brutally Murdered' By Taliban, Reports Claim
According to a report on July 29, Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian journalist, Danish Siddiqui was not killed during the crossfire between the Afghan forces and Taliban but "brutally murdered" by the latter. Reportedly, Siddiqui and three other Afghan troops sought hostage in a mosque after the 38-year-old was injured by shrapnel. Taliban reportedly attacked the mosque solely because of a journalist's presence there.
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Courtesy: The Times of India
Danish Siddiqui's Last Rites To Be Performed At Jamila Malia Islamia Graveyard
The corpse of the Indian photojournalist, Danish Siddiqui, who was killed during the Afghan-Taliban attack will be buried at Jamia Malia Islamia graveyard. Vice-Chancellor of the University accepted Danish’s family request to bury him at the university burial ground which is meant for the employees, their spouses, and minor child. Besides, Danish was an alumnus of the university and won a Pulitzer Award in 2018.
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Indian Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui Gets Killed in Taliban Attack
Pulitzer prize-winning Indian photojournalist, Danish Siddiqui has reportedly been killed during an attack by the Taliban on Afghan forces in Kandahar on July 15. Siddiqui who led the Reuters multimedia team was associated with the Afghan forces while covering the situation for the past few days. "Deeply disturbed by the sad news of the killing of Danish Seddiqui in Kandahar last night", tweeted Afghanistan's ambassador to India.
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