New Delhi, Apr 24: The AAP government on Saturday filed a criminal complaint at the Patiala House District Courts here seeking registration of a criminal case against three television news channels for allegedly airing doctored videos of the February 9 protests on the JNU campus.
According to a source, the airing of the videos could have been detrimental to law and order and could have triggered a riot on communal lines – an argument which forms the core of the 226-page complaint filed by the legal team of the Delhi government.
The government had recently decided to initiate proceedings through the court against the news channels on the basis of the findings of a magisterial probe, which had concluded that they had aired allegedly doctored videos of a controversial event.
The complaint was filed under Section 200 of Criminal Procedure Code, seeking cognisance of the offences such as misrepresentation, concealing facts and criminal conspiracy under the IPC and Information Technology Act.
The matter has been listed for hearing by a Metropolitan Magistrate in Patiala House Courts on Monday.
The probe, conducted by New Delhi District Magistrate Sanjay Kumar, did not find any evidence of JNU Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar raising anti-India slogans during the February 9 event, the allegation based on which he was slapped with sedition charges.
The matter has been listed for hearing by a Metropolitan Magistrate in Patiala House courts on Monday
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Amtabh BAchan said somebody has used his name to open a company....what a rubbish.....if it is so, he would have filed a case against them....he did not do it as of now....all are chores....camouflaged......too dangerous for our country.....
AAP must fulfill what they promised before coming to the power to the new delhi people. other issue should be taken lightly.
VERY good step... We should not live these culprits to get away with their deception to the public... since long time many news channel are creating fake news to create enemity within the society and also money making.
Fake videos fake people and fake mind set..... god save this country
Now who has doctored those videos should be Found.
Our Police and IB which is famous for framing innocent youth. The Govt of Great India stands for Truth ???
Bring out and show those Sanghis and expose those chaddis.........
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