"Lokmat having to apologise for a cartoon on ISIS shows the sorry state of press freedom in India". ^ a b "Marathi daily attacked for publishing 'derogatory' cartoon"."Offices of Lokmat Newspaper Attacked Over Piggy Bank Cartoon". ^ "Marathi news channel to be JV with Lokmat: GBN".^ "Lokmat Times: Main Editions | Online Daily English Newspaper | Online English Epaper | Daily English Epaper | लोकमत वृत्तपत्रे".^ "IRS 2017: Newspapers add 11.2 cr readers in 4 yrs no English".^ "IRS 2017: Newspapers add 11.2 crore readers in 4 years no English dailies in top 10".Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. ^ "IRS 2017: Daily Thanthi, Lokmat, Malayala Manorama command highest regional readership".^ "Submission of circulation figures for the audit period Jan - Jun 16" (PDF).Get all Live & Breaking headlines and Mumbai, Pune & other Metro Cities. Also, Find Marathi News on Entertainment, Business, World, Sports and Politics. Police stated that they had increased security at all Lokmat offices across Maharashtra following the attacks. Marathi News Headlines - Lokmat covers Latest Marathi News including Maharashtra, India, Mumbai, Pune & all other cities. The newspaper later published an apology. Several complaints were filed with the police regarding the cartoon, and subsequently, an FIR was lodged against the owners, the cartoonist and the editor. Protestors deemed the cartoon to be "blasphemous". In 2015, a cartoon published alongside the article "ISIS cha Paisa" (ISIS' money), regarding the funding pattern of terrorist group ISIS, led to violent protests from Muslim groups and attacks on the newspaper's offices in Jalgaon, Dhule, Nandurbar, Malegaon and other locations across Maharashtra. Controversies 2015 ISIS cartoon controversy The joint venture company, IBN-Lokmat Private Limited (“IBNL”), operates IBN-Lokmat, a 24 x 7 Marathi news and current affairs television channel which went on air on April 6, 2008. Lokmat extended its media business to television through a 50-50 joint venture with IBN18 Broadcast Limited.