Freelance journalist Prashant Kanojia CollectedThe arrests have sparked a huge debate on social media on freedom of expressionA freelance journalist, an editor of a TV channel (Nation Live) and its owner were arrested in India on Sunday over contents that were considered an objectionable post on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Prashant Kanojia, a freelance journalist, was arrested by Uttar Pradesh police in Delhi on Saturday for a tweet that had "objectionable comments" on Yogi Adityanath. The same evening, the head of private television news channel Nation Live and its editor too were arrested in Noida for airing allegedly defamatory content on the chief minister, the police said. In a separate case, Ishika Singh, who heads private news channel Nation Live, and Anuj Shukla, its editor, were arrested in Noida on Saturday evening. During a debate on the channel on June 6, the woman, whose video was shared by Prashant Kanojia, had allegedly made defamatory statements against Adityanath, the police said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 09, 2019 16:30 UTC