Ashish Chaturvedi is an RTI activist and a whistleblower of the Vyapam scam, a major admission and recruitment fraud in India. Since becoming a complainant in the case in 2014, he has faced numerous threats to his life. Following the scam's exposure, more than 50 individuals connected to Vyapam have died under mysterious circumstances. Chaturvedi himself has been attacked 20 times. Due to these threats, the Madhya Pradesh police provide him with round-the-clock security.