Overview
- Rana Ayyub said she received multiple WhatsApp calls and messages on November 2 demanding a column on the 1984 anti‑Sikh riots and threatening violence against her and her father.
- Her complaint states the caller cited her Navi Mumbai address, mentioned her father’s address in Uttar Pradesh, and warned of shooters if she did not comply.
- Ayyub filed a complaint on November 3 at Kopar Khairane police station, after which officers were deployed to her residence and police visited her parents.
- Navi Mumbai police recorded a non‑cognisable complaint, are keeping vigil at her home, and say they will seek court permission for further probe, with no FIR registered so far.
- Reports note the threats came from a number saved as “SOPU Group” displaying a Canadian flag and an image of Lawrence Bishnoi and a claimed Khalsa link, details that remain unverified as CPJ urges swift protection and accountability.