
Five press bodies have condemned the second FIR against The Hindu journalist Mahesh Langa. Four of them have urged the Press Council of India to “perform its mandate of safeguarding the freedom of the press”.
Langa, who has been in judicial custody since October 8 for alleged GST fraud, was booked in another case on October 22. The second FIR was lodged at the Sector 7 police station in Gandhinagar for possession of confidential documents linked to the Gujarat Maritime Board.