According to India Today, the journalist is now contemplating legal action over the video claiming him to be dead..
This comes amid reports of post-poll violence in West Bengal. There have been reports of vandalism, arson, loot and killings in the state. The saffron party has alleged that around one dozen of its workers were killed by the TMC cadre. The BJP has also claimed that the incidents of post poll violence are state-sponsored.
Meanwhile, the Union Home Ministry has sent a four-member team led by an additional secretary-level officer to West Bengal to look into incidents of violence. The MHA has also asked the West Bengal Governor to send a report on the law and order situation in the state.
According to the ministry, the team will review the situation in West Bengal and submit a report on the ground situation. “The MHA team will submit its report on violence within 48 hours,” an official said.
Source link