JITENDRA DIXIT

Birth Date : 23/07/1979
JITENDRA DIXIT IS THE WEST INDIA EDITOR OF ABP NEWS. BASED IN MUMBAI, HE HAS BEEN REPORTING ON CRIME, CONFLICT AND POLITICS FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS. HE HAS WORKED WITH AAJ TAK AND STAR NEWS EARLIER. AS A CRIME JOURNALIST, HE HAS REPORTED EXTENSIVELY ON THE MUMBAI UNDERWORLD. HE COVERED THE 26/11 MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS FROM GROUND ZERO FOR STAR NEWS AND WROTE A BOOK ABOUT IT, WHICH WAS A BESTSELLER IN HINDI AND MARATHI. HE WAS ONE OF INDIAS REPRESENTATIVES AT A CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY THE FBI TO COMBAT ORGANIZED-CRIME SYNDICATES AT NEW YORK CITY IN 2011. IN 2015, JITENDRA WON THE RED INK AWARD IN THE POLITICAL CATEGORY FOR HIS DOCUMENTARY ON THE KASHMIR ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS.