India, Aug. 3 -- Journalist Sneha Barve has received fresh death threats just days after she was allegedly assaulted while reporting on illegal land construction in Manchar near Pune. The attack and repeated threats have triggered concern among press freedom advocates and women's rights bodies, prompting calls for urgent intervention by the Maharashtra government.

She was attacked on July 4 while covering illegal land construction in Manchar, near Pune. Just three weeks later, on July 24, she received another death threat.

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the National Commission for Women (NCW) have both demanded immediate protection for Barve and arrest of the prime accused, who remains at large despite being named in the...