ରାଣା "ମୈଥିଳି ତ୍ୟାଗିର" ଗୁପ୍ତ ନାମରେ ୨୦୦୨ ଦଙ୍ଗାରେ ଲିପ୍ତ ଥିବା କିଛି ଲୋକଙ୍କୁ ପୋଲିସ ଅଫିସର ଓ ନେତାମାନେ କିପରି ଗୁପ୍ତ ରଖିଥିଲେ ତାକୁ ବାହାରକୁ ଆଣିବାର ପ୍ରଚେଷ୍ଠା କରିଥିଲେ । ସେ ୧୦ ମାସ ଧରି ଏହି ଛଦ୍ମ ଋପରେ ଏହି ଅପରେସନ ଚଳାଇଥିଲେ ।ପରେ କିଛି ନୂଆ ତଥ୍ୟ ନାହିଁର ଉଦାହରଣ ଦେଇ, ତେହେଲ୍ଲକା ରାଣାଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଲେଖାଯାଇଥିବା ରିପୋର୍ଟ ପ୍ରକାଶନ କରିନଥିଲା ।[[Tarun Tejpal]] and [[Shoma Chaudhury]] have disputed Ayyub's claim that her story on [[Encounter killings by police|fake encounters]] in [[Gujarat]], which was the result of an eight-month long undercover investigation, was dropped by them. According to Tejpal, Ayyub's story was "incomplete".<ref name="FP"/> According to Chaudhury, Ayyub's story "did not meet the necessary editorial standards."<ref name="FP">{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/tehelka-didnt-run-rana-ayyubs-gujarat-riots-story-because-it-was-incomplete-tarun-tejpal-2808414.html|title=We didn't run Rana Ayyub's Gujarat riots story because it was incomplete: Tarun Tejpal}}</ref> Ayyub has responded to Tejpal and Chaudhury's assertions by noting that:{{Cquote|I must say I am not the only one to complain about dropped stories in Tehelka, the list is fairly big… Shoma Choudhury and Tarun Tejpal of Tehelka cited editorial decisions and gaps. The book is a bestseller and is getting rave reviews for its content. Let the reader be the judge.<ref name="FP"/><ref name="Frontline July 2016"/>}}<br />
