Tv News Anchor Rohit Ranjan

The Supreme Court Friday protected a TV News editor and restrained authorities in various states from taking any coercive actions against him in connection with multiple FIRs for playing a doctored clip of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

Zee TV anchor Rohit Ranjan had apologised for the video, and the channel claimed that the mistake was made by two producers.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Friday a plea of an editor of a TV news channel challenging the summons issued to him for playing a doctored clip of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during the telecast of a programme on July 1.

A TV news anchor, facing several FIRs in some states for playing a doctored clip of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, has again sought urgent hearing from the Supreme Court on his plea seeking protection from coercive action for the alleged offence.

Zee TV news anchor Rohit Ranjan was arrested for questioning and has since been released, said the Uttar Pradesh police, whose personnel were caught on camera this morning fighting and jostling with their Chhattisgarjh counterparts for his custody.

A Zee TV news anchor, Rohit Ranjan, was taken into custody by the police in Noida today, days after the channel ran a misleading Rahul Gandhi video for which it had apologised.

The Supreme Court Friday protected a TV News editor and restrained authorities in various states from taking any coercive actions against him in connection with multiple FIRs for playing a doctored clip of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

Zee TV anchor Rohit Ranjan had apologised for the video, and the channel claimed that the mistake was made by two producers.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Friday a plea of an editor of a TV news channel challenging the summons issued to him for playing a doctored clip of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during the telecast of a programme on July 1.

A TV news anchor, facing several FIRs in some states for playing a doctored clip of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, has again sought urgent hearing from the Supreme Court on his plea seeking protection from coercive action for the alleged offence.

Zee TV news anchor Rohit Ranjan was arrested for questioning and has since been released, said the Uttar Pradesh police, whose personnel were caught on camera this morning fighting and jostling with their Chhattisgarjh counterparts for his custody.

A Zee TV news anchor, Rohit Ranjan, was taken into custody by the police in Noida today, days after the channel ran a misleading Rahul Gandhi video for which it had apologised.