Bengaluru : "The administrative committee of the TV9 news channel, which aired false news regarding MLC HM Ramesh Gowda, had asked Rs. 50 lakh to stop the broadcasting of that story;” Ramesh Gowda’s brother Rajesh mentioned in a complaint he lodged with the Mahalaxmi Layout police station.

Rajesh said in the complaint, "Some people projecting themselves as the TV9 staff, called on my mobile and demanded money.” A case has been registered against 12 people of the news channel, the police informed. 

When the ‘Vartha Bharati’ contacted the TV9 regarding this, it got no response.




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Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.

A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.

He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.

During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.

Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.

As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.