This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Prateek Goyal and Avdhesh Kumar.

Prateek talks about two big stories he reported on last week. The first is allegations of rape against prominent industrialist Shyam Sunder Bhartia. He explains why there was a delay in the police registering an FIR, and how a court had to get involved. The second, part of the Hindu Rashtra Project, details how Hindutva groups in Madhya Pradesh target interfaith couples – even if they’re protected by the court. 

Avdhesh talks about his follow-up story from Sambhal, where communal violence broke out last year. While the police have made several arrests, he says this doesn’t quite add up. 

Tune in.

Timecodes

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:02:28 - Rape case against Shyam Sunder Bhartia

00:12:09 - Police ‘action’ in Sambhal

00:26:04 - ‘Love jihad’ in Madhya Pradesh

00:33:26 - Recommendations

Recommendations

Prateek

Master Saab

Avdhesh

Walk The Talk with Mayawati (Aired: May 2005)

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Basant

In Madhya Pradesh, ‘love jihad’ crusaders overrule high court orders to target interfaith couples

Crime Beat

Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar.

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