FIR against NDTV for ‘false’ news about mob attack at Tanishq showroom

Team Udayavani, Oct 16, 2020, 1:16 PM IST

New Delhi: In yet another controversy surrounding the Tanishq ‘Ekatvam’ advertisement, Gujarat police on Friday filed an FIR against news channel NDTV for allegedly spreading fake news regarding an attack on Tanishq showroom in Gandhidham and seeking a forced apology from the staffers.

A case has been registered under section 153A and 505 of the Indian Penal Code

On October 14, NDTV had reported a news stating that a mob had attacked the showroom and had forced the staff to write an apology by threatinin them.

However, later the police refuted the said news stating that no mob attack had taken place in the showroom. Even the manager of the store went on record to confirm that the store was not attacked.

Hours after the incident, Home Minister of Gujarat, Pradipsinh Jadeja took to Twitter to assert that the fake news about an attack on a showroom in Gandhidham was a motivated attempt to disrupt the law and order and instigate violence in Gujarat.

“The news of an attack on a showroom in Gandhidham, Kutch by @ndtv is TOTALLY FAKE. This is a motivated attempt to adversely impact the law & order & incite violence in Gujarat. I have asked to register a case & take strict action against those who spread this fake news,” he tweeted.