NDTV Mumbai Chief resigns after editor asked him to create ruckus at Rahul Gandhi's press conference
Mumbai: Sohit Mishra, the Mumbai bureau chief of NDTV, has resigned from the media organization amidst allegations that he was pressured by the channel's Editor-in-Chief, Sanjay Pugalia, to disrupt a press conference held by Congress former president Rahul Gandhi. The alleged instructions included creating a ruckus at the event and attempting to alter the narrative.
Notably, Editor-in-Chief Sanjay Pugalia joined NDTV after Gautam Adani's AMG Media Network acquired the media house.
Sources within NDTV have reported that Pugalia directed Mishra to pose questions to Rahul Gandhi regarding his apparent preference for foreign media, inquiring about his stance on the so-called "anti-national narrative," and questioning his perceived failure to promote the alleged corruption story surrounding the Rafale deal, as reported by Newslaundry.
Mishra, who had been associated with NDTV for seven years, reportedly declined to comply with these instructions and subsequently tendered his resignation. Although he was initially asked to serve a one-month notice period, his resignation was abruptly deemed effective immediately, and his last working day with NDTV was moved up to September 8, just one week into the notice period.
When contacted by Newslaundry, Mishra declined to provide a comment on the matter. However, a Congress representative who attended Rahul Gandhi's press conference stated that the event proceeded without any disruptions. In a video shared on YouTube after his resignation, Mishra revealed that he chose to leave NDTV before the situation "turned bitter." He also noted that in the past year, several other journalists had also resigned from the media organization.
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Chhattisgarh: Couple, two grandchildren killed over 'property' dispute; two relatives held
Janjgir (Chhattisgarh) (PTI): An elderly couple and their two grandchildren were allegedly murdered by two close relatives to grab family property in Chhattisgarh’s Janjgir-Champa district, police said on Thursday.
The couple’s one son, who had earlier spent 15 years in jail for killing his own brother, and his son have been taken into custody in connection with the murders, an official said.
The bodies were found inside their under-construction house in Bhanvtara village under the jurisdiction of the Shivrinarayan police station after labourers reached the site for work in the morning, a senior police official said.
The deceased were identified as Medani Prasad Kashyap (70), his wife Kanti Bai (65), their grandchildren Pitambar Kashyap (17) and Mogra (25).
The deceased couple’s son, Sonsai, and his son Dakeshwar have been taken into custody in connection with the murders, the official said.
According to the preliminary investigation, Medani Prasad had three sons, including Sonsai. Police said Sonsai had murdered one of his brothers in the past and had served a 15-year jail term in the case, while the couple’s third son had reportedly died by suicide.
Sonsai and his son Dakeshwar, alias Golu, allegedly killed his parents and the children of his two deceased brothers with an axe while they were asleep in the under-construction house, he said.
Pitambar was the only son of one deceased brother, while Mogra was the only daughter of another, the official said.
The accused allegedly wanted sole ownership of the family property and are suspected of having committed the crime to eliminate other claimants, police said.
A case has been registered, and further investigation is underway, the official added.
