Gurugram 12 Aug (PTI). A Sudarshan News Editor who was arrested in Gurugram for his alleged offensive post on social media, has been granted bail. The person who shared this tweet has been placed under judicial custody.
Mukesh Kumah, resident editor at the TV channel was arrested on the Friday after he allegedly posted inflammatory material on social media about the communal violence that occurred in Nuh district and adjacent districts of Haryana.
Varun Dhiya (ACP, Crime) said he appeared in a duty court Friday evening. He was granted bail.
The ACP added that the police on Friday night had also arrested Ritu Raj Aggarwal, who is affiliated with a Hindu outfit, for allegedly sharing Kumar’s post on several social media platforms.
ACP stated that on Saturday Aggarwal was brought before a duty magistrate and placed in judicial custody.
Police stated that Kumar claimed in a tweet on X, formerly known as Twitter, that a foreign news outlet had been pressuring the Gurugram police commissioner to take actions against Hindus regarding the communal riots.
On August 8, Kumar wrote on X, “The @AJENews (Al Jazeera News Channel) has been making calls to the Gurgaon Police Commissioner and pressuring her to take action against Hindus. And after receiving the call, @DC_Gurugram comes under so much pressure she picks up Hindu activists from anywhere.” In a statement on Friday, the Gurugram Police termed Kumar’s post baseless, false and misleading. According to them, an FIR has been filed against the Journalist at the Cyber Crime East Police Station under the relevant IT Act sections and other sections.
Sudarshan News has termed Kumar’s arrest an attack on media freedom and had initially alleged he was “abducted” by some goons.
Six people were killed in Nuh’s communal violence on July 31, after an attack on a Vishva Hindu Parishad parade. PTI COR RPA
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