According to the state's Chief Minister's office, Yadav has also announced Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia compensation for the family of the journalist.
Earlier this morning, a journalist named Karun Misra was shot dead in Sultanpur District by unknown assailants on Saturday.
Misra was returning to his home around noon when three motorbike-borne assailants shot at him in Sultanpur.
Misra was rushed to hospital but he succumbed to bullet wounds on the way.
