Kanpur: An FIR was lodged against a reporter of a television channel in connection with his coverage of a sit-in protest by a senior BJP leader and his supporters at the camp office of SP (Kanpur dehat) a few days after the parliamentary polls, said an official.
The Akbarpur police has charged the reporter Vikas Dhiman with defamation. The FIR was lodged on by Sub-inspector Rajneesh Kumar Verma on June 27, and an investigation has been launched into the matter.
Talking to PTI over phone, District Police Chief BBGTS Murthy said the news was published with the title "Yogi sarkar ke mantri ke pati aur purva sansad ki nahi sun rahi police" (UP Police is not listening to former MP whose wife is a state minister in the Yogi government), which allegedly maligned the SP's image.
