Two journalists arrested in Noida over blackmail, extortion charges
Noida (PTI): Two journalists, working in a news channel and a digital platform, were arrested over allegations of blackmail and extortion, police said on Tuesday.
The accused were identified as Shazia Nisar, employed with the news channel, and Adarsh Jha, a news anchor at a digital platform associated with a newspaper.
Amit Kumar, Incharge of Sector 58 Police Station, said, "The accused have been charged with extorting large sums of money from the management of the news channel."
Authorities have said that the accused were involved in blackmailing the channel's management for crores of rupees.
During investigation, Rs 34.5 lakh in cash was recovered from Nisar's residence.
The police further revealed that three FIRs have been filed against the two accused, including complaints from the channel's management, HR department, and the CMD. Investigations are ongoing.
Both accused have been sent to judicial custody after appearing before a court in Gautam Budh Nagar.
Further details are awaited as the investigation continues.
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Iran denies ceasefire agreement with Israel, warns response will stop only if attacks cease
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday dismissed reports of a ceasefire agreement with Israel, stating that no such deal currently exists between the two countries.
In a statement posted on social media, Araghchi said, “As of now, there is NO 'agreement' on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations,” directly contradicting an earlier announcement by the US President, who had claimed that a ceasefire was expected to begin around 0400 GMT.
However, Araghchi indicated that Iran would halt its retaliatory operations if Israel ended its military actions. “If the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the Iranian people no later than 4 am Tehran time, we have no intention to continue our response afterwards,” he said.
