Four Individuals Apprehended for Intimidating Journalist Regarding Newspaper Publication

Four unidentified individuals threatened a female journalist in Mumbai over a newspaper article about a Union Minister's reaction to fish odor. The journalist reported the incident to the MHB police, who have booked the suspects under charges of trespassing, intimidation, and common intention.

Four unidentified persons were booked on Saturday for threatening a woman journalist in Mumbai over a newspaper article, a police official said.

Sukhda Sadanand Purav of a Maratha daily, in her complaint at MHB police station in Borivali West, said she had published an article on April 14 about Union Minister and BJP's Mumbai North Lok Sabha candidate Piyush Goyal reportedly having trouble due to the smell of fish while on a campaign trail.

Four men came to her residence on Thursday night and warned her against publishing such articles, the MHB police official said quoting her complaint.

Four persons have been booked under Indian Penal Code sections 448 (house trespass), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 34 (common intention) and further probe was underway, he said.