A journalist was allegedly attacked and his family was threatened by a mob after he complained against the use of loudspeakers late at night during a Hindu religious event in a residential society in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida city, News18 Hindi reported on Monday.

Saurabh Sharma, a News18 journalist, alleged that members of the mob called him an “anti-national” and “Pakistani” in the presence of the police. His wife was also allegedly abused. The Wire's Sumedha Pal breaks the issue down.

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