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IANS has filed 3 criminal intimidation cases against #TablighiJamaat after different individuals claiming to be the members of the Islamic missionary sent identical defamation notices in verbatim to its media subscribers

@sandeep_bamzai @AnandaMajumdar @DeepakSEditor @AartiTikoo

𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 #TablighiJamaat

@sandeep_bamzai @AnandaMajumdar @DeepakSEditor @AartiTikoo

𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 #TablighiJamaat

@sandeep_bamzai @AnandaMajumdar @DeepakSEditor @AartiTikoo

𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 #TablighiJamaat

@sandeep_bamzai @AnandaMajumdar @DeepakSEditor @AartiTikoo

In view of the continued harassment and intimidation, the IANS has asked the respective police of the three states to investigate the two individuals and protect the fundamental and constitutional rights of the Press.

@sandeep_bamzai @AnandaMajumdar @DeepakSEditor @AartiTikoo

The #defamation cases against the members of the media, IANS said, are "frivolous" given the fact that #TablighiJamaat's reputation is tarnished globally. The group has been mentioned in international press for all the wrong reasons.

@sandeep_bamzai @AartiTikoo