Mohammad Sartaj Alam

Mohammad Sartaj Alam is a journalist for BBC Hindi, reporting on various issues within India and related to Indian citizens abroad. He is currently newsworthy due to his coverage of two distinct and pressing issues. Firstly, he reported on the horrific incident in Jharkhand, India, where a woman and her infant son were allegedly burned to death following accusations of witchcraft. His reporting detailed the arrests made in connection with this crime. Secondly, Alam has been covering the plight of 16 Indian seafarers held in Iran since December after Iranian authorities seized the oil tanker MT Valiant Roar. His reports highlight the anxiety of the seafarers' families amid heightened geopolitical tensions in the region, emphasizing the human cost of international disputes and the concerns of Indian citizens caught in the middle.