'Brazen attack on free speech': Editors Guild on FIR against Vinod Dua

Dua was also accused by a BJP spokesperson of "misreporting" on the Delhi communal violence and stating that the 'central government had done nothing to stop the violence'

The Editors Guild of India on Monday termed the filing of an FIR against senior journalist Vinod Dua as a brazen attack" on his right to free speech, as it expressed deep concern over the "growing tendency" among police in various states to take cognisance of frivolous charges against journalists.

Delhi police on Friday said they have registered an FIR against Dua for allegedly "making statements conducing to public mischief" on the complaint of BJP spokesperson Naveen Kumar.

In his complaint to the Crime Branch,