RAIPUR: Representative of BBC hindi in Chhattisgarh Alok Putul received threats during his visit to Bastar . Putul, who left the place leaving his assignment in the middle, is the second scribe from national media who became the victim of non-cooperation of local police in the conflict zone which is on its verge of witnessing another battle against reds.According to the series of events described by the journo in his report which is already online on BBC Hindi.com, he had been to Bastar on an assignment on February 17. He dropped text message to Bastar IG SRP Kalluri about him visiting the place, already sensitive from past few days.The correspondent received no reply from the IG and even from the SP Bastar RN Das for two consecutive days. He had reported about the activist turned journalist Malini Subramanyam’s forceful eviction from Bastar apart from his scheduled assignment and failed to get police’s quote.According to the sources from Bastar, the local police who was not caring about Alok Putul’s arrival suddenly became active after he updated about an alleged encounter in Darbha by the police forces on a WhatsApp group.“Though no one commented on group, Alok Putul received several calls from police officials who were adamant to know the source of his information in the encounter case which the cops claimed has not happened,” said a local journo from Bastar who doesn’t want to be quoted.Putul’s report further said that he suddenly received a message from Bastar IG SRP Kalluri (just a day after he inquired about an alleged encounter by police in Darbha). Kalluri's text stated that Bastar police has the support of local media which is actually nationalist and he would not like to waste his time on biased media from outside Bastar.For the journo, one text from IG didn’t leave much impact on him but he was forced to think over the broader side of the issue when he received similar text from SP Bastar, RN Das, as well.The BBC report further stated how its representative received threat messages and warnings from the locals who cautioned him about his safety. He was forced to leave the place. He credited the threats on him because of his reports to the issue that how activists and jurors are being forced to leave Bastar.The things didn’t end here as another correspondent from BBC, Vatsalya Rai, after he approached Bastar IG, faced the police ire as the senior IPS officer misbehaved with the correspondent and termed him ‘’bloody media”. The conversation between Rai and Kalluri is also available on BBC radio in which the cop is taking out his prejudice anger on the representative of an international media.Journalists of Bastar are often exposed to serious security threats by Maoists who want to release a statement or by the police who want to gather information. The story by BBC journo ended on how Bastar is turning sensitive, especially for outside journalists while the local media enjoys enormous support from police and government.When TOI contacted Alok Putul, he refused to make any comments on the issue while BBC Radio’s editor in Delhi, R Joshi said that the matter is pending with BBC’s London office and they will issue official press release about their action in the matter.