The Telegraph Says First Woman Detained Under âLove Jihadâ Law Suffers Miscarriage; Officials Call It âFake Newsâ
by Swati Goel Sharma - Dec 14, 2020 10:21 AM
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The Telegraph has neither responded to the official rebuttal nor modified its report so far. Among those who amplified the report was Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of Altnews
On 12 December, British website The Telegraph carried a report headlined âFirst woman detained under India s controversial Love Jihad laws forced into miscarriage .
The report was widely shared by a section of the Indian media and opposition leaders.
A day later, officials from Uttar Pradesh have called the report âfake newsâ. The woman did not suffer a miscarriage, they said.