Updated On: 07 November, 2018 03:30 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
A Special Task Force of the Central Bureau of Investigation is probing the murder of activist Premkant Shivji Jha

Representational picture
The CBI on Tuesday announced a Rs 5 lakh reward for information about the 2012 murder of a Right to Information (RTI) activist at Virar in neighbouring Palghar district, an official said. A Special Task Force of the Central Bureau of Investigation is probing the murder of activist Premkant Shivji Jha.
The STF issued an advertisement in Marathi newspapers Tuesday, announcing a cash reward for anyone providing detailed information about the culprits, the official said. Identity of the informant will remain confidential, he added. Jha was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Virar on February 24, 2012 when he was riding a motorbike.