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Noida, UP: In an attempt to intimidate the free press, the Chhattisgarh police on Tuesday reached the residence of Rohit Ranjan, a Zee News journalist based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, in an attempt to arrest the anchor in connection with an FIR registered against him. The Chhattisgarh Police however did not inform the local administration about their early morning visit. Rohit Ranjan is a Zee News journalist and has recently started hosting the popular show DNA. Moments after the police went uninformed in the residential society to arrest the journalist, the Zee News journalist took to Twitter and said how the Chhattisgarh Police was at his residence in Uttar Pradesh to pick him up without following due process of law.
बिना लोकल पुलिस को जानकारी दिए छत्तीसगढ़ पुलिस मेरे घर के बाहर मुझे अरेस्ट करने के लिए खड़ी है,क्या ये क़ानूनन सही है @myogiadityanath @SspGhaziabad @adgzonelucknow
— Rohit Ranjan (@irohitr) July 5, 2022
Reacting to the journalist’s tweet, the Raipur police said, “There is no such rule to inform. Still, now they are informed. A police team has shown you the court’s warrant of arrest. You should in fact cooperate, join in the investigation and put your defence in court.”
Hitting out at Congress’ over Chhattisgarh police’s action, BJP’s Amit Malviya said, “Congress brazenly uses Rajasthan and Chattisgarh police, the only two states they are relevant in, to target journalists working out of NCR. You can disagree with someone’s opinion but intimidating them like this is a grim reminder of Emergency. Congress is a blot on democracy.”
Going into 2024, it is likely that the Congress may not have government in a single State, but it is so drunk on the “memories” of power that it is targeting journalists, both online and using police machinery, with impunity. Then they wonder they have been pushed to the fringe!
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) July 5, 2022
He added, “Going into 2024, it is likely that the Congress may not have government in a single State, but it is so drunk on the “memories” of power that it is targeting journalists, both online and using police machinery, with impunity. Then they wonder they have been pushed to the fringe!”
More reactions are coming to Chhatisgarh Police’s action…
(This is a developing story…)
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