Journalist Held In Haryana For Publishing "Incorrect Place'' Of Terrorist's Arrest
NDTV
Opposition parties, including the Congress, INLD, Haryana Democratic Front and BSP, criticised the action taken against the mediapersons.
A journalist was arrested and another was booked at Ambala Cantonment here for allegedly mentioning "incorrect place" of arrest of a suspected terrorist in a news report, prompting the opposition to attack the Haryana government for "suppressing" freedom of press.
An FIR was registered against reporter Sunil Brar and news editor Sandeep Sharma of Dainik Bhaskar on Thursday under different sections of the IPC, police said, adding that Brar was taken into custody yesterday. Efforts are on to nab Sharma, they said.
A suspected terrorist was arrested by the Punjab Police on Wednesday over an alleged tiffin bomb plot from Mardon Sahib village of Ambala. The newspaper headline the following day stated 'Punjab police claims arrest of terrorist at Cantt from near IOC depot''.
However, the newspaper published a correction the next day on the location from where the suspected terrorist was arrested.
