NBSA issues notice to Aaj Tak for violating HC order on Hathras case reporting

NewsBharati    07-Nov-2020 12:21:25 PM
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New Delhi, November 07: After Aajtak violated HC orders and reported questions asked by CBI to Hathras victim's brother, News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) has issued notice to Aaj Tak news channel for allegedly violating Allahabad High Court's order.
 
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This comes after the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has asked NBSA to take appropriate action against Aajtak within 15 days for allegedly violating HC order in Hathras Case on a Complaint by Saket Gokhale.
 
 
 
According to reports, Saket Gokhale filed a complaint with the Ministry of I&B against Aaj Tak after it broadcasted a news report about the ongoing CBI investigation. Gokhale had written a letter to the Additional Chief Secretary of the UP Government accusing Aaj Tak of broadcasting a news report about the ongoing CBI investigation despite there was a clear direction from the High Court to maintain confidentiality with regard to the investigation of the case.
 
 
 
“In this report, news channel Aaj Tak purportedly claimed to report on the investigation of the CBI in the Hathras case and about questions asked by the CBI team to the victim’s family during the investigation. May it be noted that this is a brazen violation of the orders of the Hon’ble Allahabad High Court,” the letter noted.
 
Following the complaint, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has now asked NBSA to take appropriate action against Aaj Tak within 15 days for violating the HC order in Hathras Case.
 
This is not the first time earlier, NBSA asked Aaj Tak to pay a fine of Rs 1 lakh and had asked the broadcaster to air an apology admitting on national television for airing fake news relating to actor late Sushant Singh Rajput.