A Delhi court on Wednesday questioned the police for not interrogating a reporter of a YouTube news channel in relation to an event where i...
A Delhi court on Wednesday questioned the police for not interrogating a reporter of a YouTube news channel in relation to an event where inflammatory slogans calling for violence against Muslims were shouted at a rally in Jantar Mantar on August 8, The Indian Express reported.
Additional Sessions Judge Anil Antil noted that in videos of the event, a reporter of the YouTube news channel Khabar India could be seen inciting people.
The court was hearing an anticipatory bail plea moved by one of the accused in the case, Pinky Chaudhary. The investigating officer of the case had submitted a transcript of an 11-minute video from Khabar India as evidence against Chaudhary, who has been booked on charges of hate speech.
However, the court asked the police if they had questioned the reporter in the video.
“Have you served notice to the reporter?” Antil asked. “He is seen deliberately putting up leading questions to incite them and agitate him and say something...He must have been the first person to be called.”
Meanwhile, Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, appearing for Chaudhary argued that a case of hate speech cannot be made out based on the content of the video. He contended that one cannot be booked for hate speech unless they incite violence.
“My intention was not violence…” Jain submitted. “I may...
