On 16 August 2011, Ms. Shehla Masood, an environmentalist and RTI activist was shot dead by an unidentified assailant outside her home in Koh-e-Fiza in Bhopal. Ms. Masood had been living in fear of an attack for some time and raised her concerns to no avail. On August 16, 2011 at around 11:19am, she was shot by an unidentified assailant from point blank range. Masood was about to leave in her car when she was shot in the driver's seat. According to Police, the motive of the killing remains unknown. However, as per media, the possible cause could be her RTI activities and for protesting illegal diamond mining done by Rio Tinto in connivance with government officers and fighting to save tigers, leopards and forests, who were killed for their skins in connivance with forest officers.