Brajesh Thakur (Indian Former Journalist) Biography

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Profession	Former Journalist, Former Politician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	04/11/1968
Age	57 years
Birthplace	Village Pachdahi, Madhubani, Bihar
Hometown	Madhubani, Bihar

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Other Name	Hunter Wale Uncle
Note	The girls in the shelter home used to call him hunter wale uncle as he used to beat the girls with hunter.
Infamous For	Being the main accused in the Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Rape Case (2018)

Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Bhumihar

Marital Status	Married

Father	Radha Mohan Thakur (teacher at the Hari Narayan Government Primary School on Club Road in Muzaffarpur and founder of Pratah Kamal newspaper)
Mother	Manorama Devi (health worker/auxiliary nurse midwife in a village)
Siblings	Brother: Rajesh Thakur (younger)
Spouse	Kumari Asha (teacher at R S College, Muzaffarpur)
Children	Rahul Anand (editor of the Hindi newspaper Pratah Kamal also contested the Zilla Parishad elections in 2016) Mehul Anand (younger) Nikita Anand (editor of English daily News Next)

Bullet Points	In 1982, his father started a Hindi newspaper named Pratah Kamal. Brajesh Thakur later became the owner, editor, and publisher of Pratah Kamal. He got a Press Information Bureau accreditation. In 2005, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar attended the birthday party of Brajesh’s son Rahul Anand. With political influence, he started getting tenders for various projects like shelter homes and public toilets. In 2012, he started an English newspaper News Next and an Urdu newspaper Haalat-e-Bihar. In 2013, started Balika Griha in Muzaffarpur.

Bullet Points

In 1982, his father started a Hindi newspaper named Pratah Kamal.
Brajesh Thakur later became the owner, editor, and publisher of Pratah Kamal.
He got a Press Information Bureau accreditation.
In 2005, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar attended the birthday party of Brajesh’s son Rahul Anand.
With political influence, he started getting tenders for various projects like shelter homes and public toilets.
In 2012, he started an English newspaper News Next and an Urdu newspaper Haalat-e-Bihar.
In 2013, started Balika Griha in Muzaffarpur.

Car Collection	In 2018, he had two SUVs with VIP numbers including a Fortuner.

1. Brajesh Thakur, a former Indian journalist and politician, was arrested in 2018 by the Bihar police in connection with the Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Rape Case.
2. His father utilized their newspaper for personal gains, engaging in blackmail and connections with politicians.
3. A prominent figure in Muzaffarpur, his father eventually became the chairman of the All India Small and Medium News Papers Society.
4. Despite claiming a circulation of 60,000 for Pratah Kamal, the newspaper only sold 300 copies per day to secure funding.
5. Brajesh Thakur faced defeat in the 1995 and 2000 assembly elections from the Kurhani assembly seat in Muzaffarpur.
6. His NGOs, including Balika Griha, were embroiled in controversies involving sexual assaults on girls.
7. A 2018 TISS survey revealed abuses in Thakur's NGO, leading to the rescue of 42 girls.
8. In January 2020, a Delhi court convicted him and sentenced him to life imprisonment for criminal conspiracy, causing hurt, abetment, failure to report offences under POCSO Act, and cruelty to children under Juvenile Justice Act.
9. In 2024, he was acquitted along with two associates in a separate SC-ST case due to lack of evidence, but remains in jail serving life sentence from the 2020 conviction.