New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday directed police authorities in Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Delhi, Haryana, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu to ensure protection for Discovery officials allegedly facing threats following the release of their documentary series ''Cult of Fear: Asaram Bapu''.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, PV Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan issued the order on a petition by Discovery Communications India and its senior staff based across different states.
The Court observed that approaching multiple High Courts would be impractical for the petitioners and issued a notice to the Central government.
"In the meanwhile, we request the police authorities to ensure ...t...