Lawfare, Summons/Notices | Harassment – Journalists

Jagat Bains, a reporter with News18 Himachal in Nalagarh has also been booked for three cases by the police during the lockdown for questioning the strategy. In the first FIR, registered on March 30, he was accused of “spreading rumours” through video reports which stated that rations were not reaching migrant workers. His curfew pass was also revoked by the police.

Then two more FIRs were registered against him late last month. One pertained to a report he did from Sallewal village on April 25 where migrant workers again told him that they were denied rations by a government supplier. Though the report had an impact, he was later booked by the police for gathering a crowd for his live video. The FIR cited how he had criticised the administration in the video.