Muslim Journalist Booked Under Goondas Act by the UP Police
The UP police has booked an independent journalist, Zakir Ali Tyagi, under the Goondas Act. Tyagi, who is also the vice president of rights group National Confederation of Human Rights Organisations (NCHRO), hails from Meerut, and had been framed by the police under false charges earlier as well.
The case against Tyagi was registered in Parikshitgarh Police Station in Meerut on April 25, this year. As per a report by Maktoob Media, Tyagi got to know about the case after two police officers informed him the details of the case on June 23, three months after he was booked under the Goondas Act.
Tyagi said that he has been framed by the police after his organization NCHRO filed complaints against the custodial deaths in the state to the National Human Rights Commission(NHRC). The offenc...









