Delhi court orders Police probe against Navika Kumar in Arnab Goswami defamation case
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New Delhi: A Delhi court has ordered the police to conduct an investigation against the Times Now Group Editor-in-Chief Navika Kumar, on Tuesday. ARG Outlier Media, owned by journalist Arnab Goswami, had filed a defamation lawsuit against the host of prime time show The NewsHour telecast, reported the Bar&Bench.
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Sidhant Sihag of the Patiala House Courts used Section 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), empowering a magistrate to conduct an investigation before summoning an accused who lives outside the court's jurisdiction.
“Arguments on the point of summoning heard. Accused is stated to be residing beyond the jurisdiction of this court. Given the facts and circumstances, I deem it appropriate that an investigation be carried out in the instant matter u/s 202 CrPC / 225 BNSS,” the order stated. The matter will be taken up next on February 26 with Advocate Ayush Jindal appearing for ARG Outlier Media.
The complaint concerned a Times Now broadcast that was aired on January 18, 2020. According to the lawsuit, while discussing the suspected Television Rating Points (TRP) scandal, Kumar reportedly made defamatory remarks about Goswami on the prime-time show, The Newshour.
The parent company of Republic TV, ARG Outlier, said that the program featured unproven accusations and misrepresented portions of the Mumbai Police charge sheet to harm the name of Republic TV and its editor-in-chief.
The TRP scam surfaced in October 2020. The Mumbai Police said that various channels, including Republic TV, Fakht Marathi and Box Cinema, manipulated ratings by bribing viewers to keep their televisions turned on. A magistrate court in Mumbai allowed the police to withdraw their prosecution in the case in March 2025.
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MP: 12 labourers killed, 20 injured as pick-up van overturns and crashes into SUV
Dhar (MP) (PTI): Twelve labourers were killed and 20 others injured when the pick-up van carrying them overturned and collided with an SUV in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday night, an official said.
The incident occurred at 8:30-9 PM. According to preliminary information, 35 labourers were returning home in a pickup van from Baggad in Dhar district when the driver lost control of the vehicle near Chikliya crossing. The vehicle overturned and collided with an SUV coming from the opposite direction.
"Twelve people died on the spot, while approximately 20 others were injured," said Dhar district's in-charge collector, Abhishek Choudhary.
The seriously injured persons were referred to Indore after initial treatment, he said.
Choudhary, DIG Mayank Awasthi, and police personnel rushed to the spot.
Tirla police have registered a case and are investigating the accident.
