Police on Tuesday arrested Zee News TV presenter Rohit Ranjan in India for allegedly spreading “fake news” by falsely quoting opposition leader Rahul Gandhi.
Ranjan became curious as he watched his own arrest as local police tried to arrest him without notifying the Uttar Pradesh authorities, which led to a dispute over jurisdiction by the criminal prosecution. third Police forces will raid.
Ranjan filed a complaint with the police under Indian media laws after one of his posts allegedly manipulated a videotaped commentary of Rahul Gandhi.
Gandhi, who made the headlines In June, over an unrelated political debate, it was dispersed by student demonstrators, who were upset by the Supreme Court of India’s decision on environmental restrictions on land use last week. protesters discarded Gandhi District Office in Wayanad on Monday.
“The kids who did this were irresponsible. They are children, forgive them,” said Gandhi after the incident.
Rahul Gandhi of the Congress Party. (PRAKASH SINGH/AFP)
In Rohit Ranjan’s post on Friday, this quote from Gandhi seems to refer to the accused Muslims, not the vandals who destroyed his office. decapitated Hindu tailor Kanhaiya Lal last Tuesday.
Police believe the killers targeted the tailor, as he wrote a post on social media in support of Nupur Sharma, spokesperson for India’s ruling BJP party. in the sinus After critical comments about Mohammed Islam on a talk show show.
The murderers posted a video of their heinous acts online, which angered Hindus and incited riots in the city of Udaipur. The presentation of an opposition leader who downplayed the murder as “irresponsible” youthful mischief was received very badly by the Hindus in Ranjan’s audience.
In short, all the important events in India, a member of Gandhi’s Indian Congress party gathered at the door of Ranjan’s house on Tuesday. made a complaint Against a TV host for trying to incite violence by deliberately misquoting Gandhi. Zee News responded by insisting that the incident was a “mistake”, a “human error that our team apologizes for.” zee aforementioned Two employees were laid off in connection with the incident.
“The whole country knows the history of BJP-RSS; they push the nation into the fire of hatred. No matter how much these traitors try to destroy the country, Congress will continue to do more to unite India,” Gandhi told social networks.
Devendra Yadav, Member of Congress who filed a complaint against Ranjan, accused Zee News, in collaboration with the BJP, to “spread fabricated and fake news against Gandhi with the aim of inciting unrest in society and disrupting social cohesion”.
More than a dozen plainclothes police investigators from Gandhi’s Chhattisgarh district went to his house to arrest Ranjan, but they were confronted by another police team from the BJP stronghold, Uttar Pradesh.
Ranjan mischievously stirred the pot, regiment Chhattisgarh Police on social media.
“The Chhattisgarh police stopped in front of my house to arrest me without informing the local police. Is this legal?” He asked.
“There is no such rule to be communicated” [the Uttar Pradesh police]Angry response from Chhattisgarh authorities. “Anyway, now they nature. The police team has submitted your arrest warrant to the court. Really need to work together, join [the] research and present your defense in court. ”
Contrary to this scolding on social media, the jurisdictional dispute near Ranjan’s home turned into a fight:
I’m with you @irohitr fearless journalist and you… #ZiJhukegaNakhi pic.twitter.com/KJsJJkGMkQ
– Anuj Kumar Bajpai (@AnujBajpai_) July 5, 2022
By NDTVA police force from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh detained Ranjan. Arrest holds great promise guerrilla warBJP-affiliated politicians accuse the Indian Congress of abusing its police power to silence a journalist, while Congress accuses the BJP of abusing its own police by sending officers from the BJP-controlled area to avoid arrest.
Source: Breitbart
