Allahabad High Court grants anticipatory bail to journalist
The Hindu
He was booked for allegedly trying to destroy ballot box during panchayat polls.
The Allahabad High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a journalist and another person booked for allegedly trying to destroy a ballot box and resorting to firing along with villagers during voting for the panchayat polls in April. The journalist had claimed that he was targeted as he had reported through his Twitter handle about the alleged irregularities in the polling booth by the authorities and influential people. Shiv Pratap, a reporter of Hindi newspaper Pratap Kiran, was on April 19 covering the gram panchayat election at a booth in Utrash village in Pratapgarh district.More Related News