Many prominent activists mentioned the Kali river area as a dangerous place for activists to work. Ajit was working persistently despite facing multiple violent assaults. Ajit Naik, An Environmental Activist was brutally murdered for standing up against the degradation of the Kali river region. A comparably smaller river, Kali already had 6 dams and a 7th seventh one proposed, which will make its existence difficult.
He was also protesting against the illegal dumping of chemical effluents into the river. Many prominent activists mentioned the Kali river area as a dangerous place for activists to work. Ajit was working persistently despite facing multiple violent assaults. On July 27, 2018, the veteran activist was killed in Dandeli, a city in Karnataka. After work, he was walking to his car when a masked assailant attacked him with a sword. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead.