WION Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary again receives terror threats, Pakistan-based caller vows attack
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Several times in the past the Editor-in-Chief has received such threats
WION and Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary on Tuesday received a terror threat, where a caller, who described himself as a terrorist from Pakistan, said the news channel would be closed post-midnight on Wednesday.
Chaudhary, in a tweet, shared the recording of the call, where the caller said that there would be a blackout of the channel and its websites would not be shown on any search post 12 am on Wednesday.
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He also threatened the anchors of the channel, saying they will have to face the consequences.
Reportedly, the call was made from Pakistan but was routed through a United Kingdom number.
Several times in the past Zee News' Editor-in-Chief has received such threats.
In May this year, a terrorist had called Chaudhary and warned him of bearing the brunt for showing Pakistan's propaganda on Kashmir.
In 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019 too, he received such calls.
Recently, a report claimed that a Chinese company named as Zhenhua Data Information Technology Co. is spying on high-profile personalities from India, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
According to the report, Chaudhary was also in the list of senior editors who are being spied on.