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Documentary is a reminder of his sacrifice

Documentary is a reminder of his sacrifice

When 31-year-old IIT graduate and National Highways Authority of India employee Satyendra Dubey was brutally murdered in 2003, it created a furore in the media. The public was outraged that an honest professional got murdered while assisting the government in fighting corruption. A sustained investigation and campaign by The Indian Express triggered public interest and posthumous awards for the martyr followed.

Now the campaign will get a new lease of life with Mumbai-based filmmaker Minnie Vaids documentary, Satyendra Jayate, a film chronicling the life of Dubey, right from his childhood, to his years in IIT. The film was premiered at 10.30 pm on NDTV 24X7, on Dubeys third death anniversary on November 27.

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