Harassment – Journalists

An ‘objectionable video’ posted on the social media group of the district PRO cell in Mathura has led the Uttar Pradesh police to interrogate a journalist, even as investigations are on to confirm the authenticity of the clip. Ajay Yadav, PRO of the Senior Superintendent of Police told PTI that the video was posted by a journalist in the WhatsApp group of Mathura district PRO cell between 11.27 AM and 12.46 PM yesterday.

The video purportedly appeals to the people or WhatsApp users to forward it as much as possible, so that it gets the Prime Minister’s attention. A girl who is married to a youth from another religion, is shown being lynched and burned to death in the video. She is killed after she objected to wear clothes under a particular religion. Police has issued a notice in cognizance of the video message, stating that without a confirmtory evidence, one party cannot condemn or defame another. A legal action would be taken if some person or group is found guilty in this connection, as per the police notice.