Akshaya Kumar

Akshaya Kumar is an Indian journalist and author whose book Gangrene reconstructs a notorious episode of criminal violence, the 2013 assassination-style shooting that took place in broad daylight. The work is regarded as one of the landmark works of true-crime reportage from India.

A Poynter fellow and Nieman Fellow, Kumar has reported for major national outlets, writing investigations into crime, courts and policing. Gangrene is praised for its novelistic immersion and for its serious questions about witnesses, the law and public order in a capital city.