1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgErik Crouchhttps://cpj.org/author/ecrouch/Former official assaults Indian journalist, family in Gujarat - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="p3gmSCbVia"><a href="https://cpj.org/2019/07/former-official-assaults-indian-journalist-family/">Former official assaults Indian journalist, family in Gujarat</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2019/07/former-official-assaults-indian-journalist-family/embed/#?secret=p3gmSCbVia" width="600" height="338" title="“Former official assaults Indian journalist, family in Gujarat” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="p3gmSCbVia" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/73dd264e835124b69c8705cc5efdc22eb1db05b3.jpg750593On July 6, 2019, three men assaulted Harshad Ahir, Valsad bureau chief of privately owned daily Gujarat Mitra, and his wife and infant child at their home in Gujarat's Valsad district, in western India, according to the journalist, who spoke to CPJ via phone, and news reports.