Bajaj Auto blacklists three channels for ads; "we don’t endorse toxicity" says Rajiv Bajaj
Hours after the Mumbai Police held a press conference on a 'false TRP racket' by some television channels, noted industrialist Rajiv Bajaj said that his company Bajaj Auto has blacklisted three channels for advertisements.
He was speaking to CNBC TV18 when he added that his company’s brand has never been into a pact with anything that they thought was toxic to society.
“A strong brand is a foundation on which you build a strong business. At the of the day the purpose of a strong business is to also contribute to society… Our brand has never associated with anything we feel is a source of toxicity in the society,” Bajaj said.
However, he didn’t name the channels.
“Out teams can spot channels and newspapers that are toxic and hate-mongering in the society and we can’t find it in ourselves to continue to be supportive of such a medium no matter what repercussions it may have on the business,” he added.
On Thursday, Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh said in a press conference that three Mumbai-based channels – Republic, Fakt Marathi, and Box Cinema – have been found to be manipulating and paying households to show higher television rating points (TRPs).
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
