Senior editor of Ranchi-based Hindi daily writes to CM Soren over ‘threat calls from Birsa Munda prison’

“I, too, received several calls from several landline numbers. However, I could not speak. We later found that all these numbers were from Birsa Munda jail,” the letter read.

Meanwhile, sources in the ED said they have summoned officials from Birsa Munda Central Jail to question them regarding the accused having access to telephones

The Editors Guild of India also wrote to the Chief Minister on Saturday. “Mr Chaturvedi, who is a senior member of the Guild, has brought to notice that the newspaper has been publishing reports on the charges filed by ED, against some members of liquor mafia of the state. He received threatening calls from one MrYogendra Tiwari citing these reports. What is further alarming is that he received several calls from various landline numbers …all of which seem to be registered with the Birsa Munda Central Jail,” the letter read.

It added: “This is cause of great concern that a senior journalist and its chief editor of a leading newspaper is being threatened in response to news reports published in the paper… If any government officials are found complicit in facilitating this, then strict action can be taken against them.”