UP journalist arrested for publishing story against BJP MP

The editor of a local newspaper was arrested for publishing an allegedly defamatory story against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Atul Garg, police said on Monday, November 4.

Garg, the BJP MP from Ghaziabad, had on October 6 lodged a police complaint against Congress leader Dolly Sharma for allegedly defaming him



while campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls held earlier this year.

The BJP MP alleged that Sharma, who contested against him, “tarnished” his image by calling him a part of the “land mafia”. Imran Khan, the editor of ‘Aap Abhi Tak’, was booked for publishing the “defamatory” news. He was arrested on Saturday.