SC protects TV news anchor Sudhir Chaudhary from arrest in FIR lodged in Jharkhand
New Delhi, Mar 11: The Supreme Court on Monday granted protection from arrest to news anchor Sudhir Chaudhary in connection with an FIR lodged in Ranchi for allegedly making objectionable remarks on air after the then Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in January.
A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud took note of the submissions of senior advocate Siddharth Luthra, appearing for the journalist, that he was facing threat of arrest.
"Pending further orders, no coercive steps be taken," the bench ordered and issued notice to the state police and others on the plea the news anchor.
A tribal group had filed a police complaint under the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against him for his alleged remarks.
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Aftab Poonawala faces threat from Lawrence Bishnoi gang; Tihar jail on high alert
Mumbai: Maharashtra police investigating the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique have uncovered new details linking Shubham Lonkar, the mastermind and a wanted suspect in the case, to allegedly planning a murder plot targeting Aftab Poonawala in Delhi. Lonkar is allegedly associated with jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.
Poonawala, who was arrested by Delhi police on November 12, 2022, is facing charges for the murder of his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar. He is accused of killing Shraddha, dismembering her body and stashing the remains in a refrigerator. Poonawala has been lodged in Tihar central jail since the arrest.
In a related development, Delhi police increased security measures for Poonawala on Friday after receiving information about a death threat against him. According to police, the threat is believed to be linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
A senior police officer mentioned that they received an update from different security agencies that the shooters behind Baba Siddique’s murder also wanted to target Poonawala in jail. “We are not sure of the authenticity of the threat, but it is being said that the shooters were conspiring with jailed gangsters to attack Poonawala. Since he is in Tihar jail, we have sent updates to jail officials,” the officer was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times.
An officer from Tihar stated that security has been beefed up and two night guards have been asked to check on him.
