Two journalists arrested in Noida over blackmail, extortion costs

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Two journalists, working in a information channel and a digital platform, had been arrested over allegations of blackmail and extortion, police stated on Tuesday (June 10, 2025).

The accused had been recognized as Shazia Nisar, an worker of the information channel, and Adarsh Jha, a information anchor at a digital platform affiliated with a newspaper.

Amit Kumar, Accountable for Sector 58 Police Station, stated, “The accused have been charged with extorting massive sums of cash from the administration of the information channel.”

Authorities have stated that the accused had been concerned in blackmailing the channel’s administration for crores of rupees.

Throughout investigation, ₹34.5 lakh in money was recovered from Nisar’s residence.

The police additional revealed that three FIRs have been filed towards the 2 accused, together with complaints from the channel’s administration, HR division, and the CMD. Investigations are ongoing.

Each accused have been despatched to judicial custody after showing earlier than a courtroom in Gautam Budh Nagar.

Additional particulars are awaited because the investigation continues.