New Delhi: Zafar Aafaq, a Scroll reporter, was detained for questioning in Delhi by the Indore police on Sunday (February 12). He was let go after being questioned.In a statement released on Monday, Scroll detailed how Aafaq had travelled to Madhya Pradesh in late January this year to report on attacks on Muslim men by members of the Bajrang Dal. “His report, published on February 4, 2023, highlighted that the police had detained the Muslim men but had not acted against the activists of the Bajrang Dal, the youth wing of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and an affiliate of the Sangh Parivar to which the Bharatiya Janata Party belongs. The BJP is currently in government in Madhya Pradesh,” Scroll said.Aafaq’s report includes quotes from the local police and the Indore coordinator of the Bajrang Dal. “Aafaq had also phoned several other members of the Bajrang Dal, who did not respond to his calls,” the statement said.While questioning Aafaq on Sunday, the Indore police reportedly said that they were investigating a complaint from a Bajrang Dal member that he had been receiving death threats after the group held a protest against Shahrukh Khan-starrer Pathaan. One of the numbers that the police said had left multiple missed calls on the Bajrang Dal member’s phone was Aafaq’s.“This number had been given to Aafaq by the news organisation in which he was previously employed. Aafaq had continued using the number after he joined Scroll,” Scroll said. “After it was explained to the police that Aafaq had called many Bajrang Dal leaders in Indore as part of his work as a reporter, the police allowed him to go. Nothing was seized from Aafaq during the questioning.”