Bengaluru: Karnataka Union of Working Journalists urges DGP to crack down on fake journalists, RTI blackmailers
The Karnataka Union of Working Journalists has requested the state police to take action against individuals posing as journalists to extort money and misuse the RTI Act. The police have promised to investigate the matter.
Why it matters
This addresses the integrity of the media profession and the potential abuse of transparency laws.
A delegation of the Karnataka Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) met Karnataka Director General and Inspector General of Police M.A. Saleem and urged the Police Department to initiate stringent legal action against fake journalists and individuals allegedly misusing the Right to Information (RTI) Act for blackmail and extortion.
The article reports on a professional union's grievance and the official response without taking a side.
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