Reporters Without Orders Ep 125: Delhi carnage, Assam journalist arrested, and more

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In this episode, host Snigdha Sharma is joined by Basant Kumar, Ayush Tiwari and Ayan Sharma of Newslaundry.

They begin with a discussion on Ayush and Basant’s report on the Delhi police’s investigation into February's communal carnage. They explain how the police allegedly fabricated and distorted witness statements to shield the Hindu killers of a Muslim electrician and how they stacked up "vague evidence" against four men Muslim arrested for the murder.

Ayan talks about his report on the arrest of a journalist in Assam who had reported on timber and cattle smuggling rackets in the state.

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