Harassment – Journalists

In what could be a new blow to the already shaky equation between the media and Pahlaj Nihalani, the chairperson of the Central Board Of Film Certification (CBFC) has filed a police complaint against reporter Himanshi Chaudhary of the news channel Mirror Now. The complaint by Nihalani alleges harassment, intimidation and breach of  privacy.

However, Mirror Now editor Faye D’Souza and the reporter in question have alleged that Nihalani grabbed the girl’s arm and intimidated her at his office on Friday. Nihalani lodged a police complaint on Friday at the Girgaum police station, accusing the reporter of “continuously harassing me in my office building premise… exceeding all levels courteous behaviour… and bullying the security guards and office staff into letting her enter my office.” This, according to Nihalani, amounts to willful obstruction of a government employee from fulfilling his duties.