| Lalit Mehta | |
| Death Date: | 14 May 2008 |
| Death Cause: | murder |
Lalit Mehta (1972- 14 May 2008) was an Indian social activist.
Mehta, a 36-year-old engineer-turned-social-activist, was involved in activities that sought to advance rural employment, basic health facilities, right to food, and child rights. His organisational involvement was essentially with foundations that had a Gandhian orientation and outlook. Mehta was a full-time activist of the Right to Food Campaign and the Gram Swaraj Abhiyan; he was also the secretary of the Vikas Sahyog Kendra (VSK), a non-governmental organisation based in Palamau.
Mehta was murdered in 2008. After his murder, the Naxals belonging to the Communist Party of India (Maoist) distributed a leaflet claiming that they knew Mehta's killers and they would be brought to justice, saying that they would make crimes such as murder be punishable by death.[1] In January 2009 Chennai Police recovered the body of Raju Singh, who was the prime suspect in the crime, claiming that he was killed by naxals.[2]
Mehta was survived by his wife and two sons.[1]