NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over the registration of a second FIR against Mahesh Langa, a Senior Assistant Editor with The Hindu currently in custody in a ‘GST scam’, the Editors Guild of India (EGI) today called upon the Gujarat Police to disclose details of the case.
On X, the Editors Guild of India said it had noted with concern the registration of a second FIR against Langa for possessing ‘confidential documents’ pertaining to Gujarat Maritime Board. “Journalists are often required to access and review sensitive documents in the course of their work, and initiating punitive action against them for doing their work is worrisome,” it stated.