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A Tale of Two reports and their critique

I was tempted into scrutinising the 2 reports by NDTV reporters  Srinivas Jain  @ SreenivasanJain & Niha Masih  @ NihaMasih   since a certain (Rohit Pradhan)  @ Retributions   produced a rebut http://www.retributions.in/love-jihad-lies-damned-lies-and-statistics/   to the critique by   @ rupasubramanya  (Rupa Subramanya) http://rupasubramanya.blogspot.in/2014/08/how-ndtvs-claims-about-love-jihad-dont.html Looking at his piece I thought, even I could do this. It doesnt really need any special skills. Adding my comments/questions in between.  Before you begin, keep in mind the bias of the reporters. These people are ALLEGEDLY carrying out an investigation to report. They should have refrained form turning this report into an op-ed styled article. HERE WE GO The 1st News Article http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/love-jihad-bjp-s-claims-for-uttar-pradesh-don-t-add-up-580963 Updated: August 24, 2014 17:56 IST Using the alleged gang-rape of a Hin