The Mumbai Press Club on Tuesday expressed shock at the "brutal, public murder" of journalist Shashikant Warishe near Rajapur, in the Konkan Region of Maharashtra.

"The killing in broad daylight brings to the fore once again the plummeting standards of civil liberties and free speech in the country and the brazen attempt by both state and non-state players to crush any media reporting that proves to be inconvenient," the Press Club said in a statement.