Pooja Mathur Faces FIR Saharanpur Mosque Demolition
A complaint and FIR were filed against journalist Pooja Mathur in Uttar Pradesh over her reporting on the demolition of the 120-year-old Saharanpur Collectorate Mosque. Police objected to her social media posts and a YouTube video, alleging she made objectionable claims about religious items removed during the demolition. Mathur defended her work, stating she reported only what she observed and heard from locals, questioning whether showing the truth is a crime and raising concerns about press freedom in a democracy.
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