Boria Majumdar Banned For 'Threatening And Intimidating' Wridhiman Saha

The BCCI has imposed three sanctions on Boria Majumdar for intimidating Wriddhiman Saha.

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Cricket journalist Boria Majumdar has been officially banned by the Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) after being found guilty of intimidating veteran Indian cricketer Wriddhiman Saha. 

The BCCI's committee comprising vice-president Rajeev Shukla, treasurer Arun Dhumal, and apex council member Prabhtej Bhatia which was formed to investigate the issue found Boria's WhatsApp messages 'threatening and intimidating' towards Wriddhiman Saha. 

"As you may be aware, Mr. Wriddhiman Saha had shared screenshots of messages sent by a journalist on the social media platform, Twitter, wherein he stated that he felt bullied by the conduct of the said journalist. Mr. Saha in the hearing named Mr. Boria Majumdar as the journalist," the BCCI interim CEO Hemang Amin wrote. 

After investigations found that Boria's actions were indeed threatening, the BCCI committee imposed strict sanctions on the journalist that included being banned for two years from getting accreditation as a member of the press for any cricket match in India. Boria won't be allowed to interview any registered player in India for the next two years and his access to any BCCI-owned cricket facility has been canceled. 

The issue came to the public on February 19 when Wriddhiman Saha posted a screenshot where he, without naming anyone, criticized the journalist for his intimidating messages.

After all of my contributions to Indian cricket..this is what I face from a so called “Respected” journalist! This is where the journalism has gone. pic.twitter.com/woVyq1sOZX

— Wriddhiman Saha (@Wriddhipops) February 19, 2022