Harassment – Journalists

On May 14, police in Bihar state’s Sitamarhi district opened an investigation into Gulshan Kumar Mithu, a journalist with Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar, according to the news website The Wire Hindi. Police alleged that he violated four provisions of the Indian Penal Code including unlawful assembly, violating instructions of public officials during a pandemic, and acting negligently in a way likely to spread infection or disease, according to The Wire Hindi. The Wire Hindi reported that the investigation is over his May 12 report in Dainik Bhaskar on protests staged by migrant workers in a government-run quarantine facility over poor quality food and living conditions.