Allegations on Twitter: Wire founder editor files complaint against ‘wrong, defamatory’ posts

Mumbai | Saturday | 20th October, 2018

Summary:

#metoo: Three Twitter handles last week accused Sidharth Bhatia of harassment and inappropriate behaviour while he was employed with DNA newspaper. (Representational image) #metoo: Three Twitter handles last week accused Sidharth Bhatia of harassment and inappropriate behaviour while he was employed with DNA newspaper. Another Twitter handle in the name of Reema Sanyal, accused him of sending lewd messages to junior colleagues and harassing them. According to Bhatia’s complaint, a former reporter with The Wire Hindi using the Twitter handle “The Free Lady” also made accusations regarding his behaviour in the Delhi office. On Tuesday, Bhatia submitted a complaint to the Mumbai Police following that up with a complaint to its cyber cell the next day..