Journalist Barkha Dutt on Tuesday claimed that she has been receiving threat calls for the last few days over her reportage of the JNU controversy.
Journalist Barkha Dutt on Tuesday claimed that she has been receiving threat calls for the last few days over her reportage of the JNU controversy.
Ms Dutt filed a complaint at the Greater Kailash police station last week on Friday and appeared before a metropolitan magistrate’s court on Tuesday to get her statement recorded.
“The court has now taken cognisance of fact that since March 4, I have received anonymous abusive death threats for my reportage on JNU. Many of you asked, yes post-FIR, I appeared today at metropolitan magistrate’s court to give a statement against stalking, death threat & abuse,” she tweeted.
During the a public event organised by the Delhi Commission for Women, Ms Dutt said, “In the past few days, I have been receiving calls on telephone from an unknown person who had been threatening of rape, sexual abuse and even shooting me.”
The south district police said that they have filed a FIR at Greater Kailash police station. “An FIR under relevant sections of IPC was registered in connection with the matter on Friday at Greater Kailash police station on the basis of a complaint we received. Investigation is underway,” a senior police official said.
