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Case filed against reporter for reporting about COVID-19 infection

16.05.2020

Date:
16.05.2020
Number of cases:
1
Regions/Countries:
India
Alert types:
Arrest/detention/charges: Criminal investigation/charges

A case was field against Somdev Sharma, a reporter for the Punjab Kesari newspaper, for reporting about a man from a COVID-19 who had had arrived in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh. Police charged him with publishing false news.

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