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Podcast: Reporters Without Orders
Episode: Reporters Without Orders Ep 359: Truth behind locals âfleeingâ Sambhal, cash for Delhi stampede victims
Description: This week, host Anmol Pritam is joined by Newslaundryâs Avdhesh Kumar and Shivnarayan Rajpurohit.Avdheshâs ground report from Sambhal raised questions about the veracity of claims made by two prominent newspapers about locals âfleeingâ the violence-tensed region. Citing officials, the outlets reported that several locals âfledâ over fear of arrest or police crackdown. However, on visiting Sambhal Avdhesh found this narrative to be misleading. Residents of houses mentioned as âlockedâ by the newspapers had a different tale to tell.Shivnarayan reported on Railway authoritiesâ unusual move of distributing cash to the victims of the tra...