Veteran journalist Yagnik fell off building: MP Police
Indore, July 14 : Madhya Pradesh Police on Saturday said veteran journalist Kalpesh Yagnik did not die of a heart attack as reported earlier but lost his life after he fell from the terrace of a building here.
The 55-year-old Dainik Bhaskar Group Editor passed away early on Friday.
Director General of Police Narayan Chari Mishra told IANS: "Yagnik died after falling from the terrace of a three storeyed building. Police has launched an investigation into the incident."
On Friday, it was reported that Yagnik was working at the newspaper's Indore office when he suffered a cardiac arrest at 10.30 p.m. on Thursday.
He was rushed to the Bombay Hospital here, where he had started recovering after three hours of treatment. But he suffered another major attack and died around 2 a.m., sources had said.
Yagnik was associated with the Bhaskar Group since 1998. He was both an excellent writer and editor who wrote on social issues.
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Wayanad aid memorandum: Kerala CM slams media for "destructive journalism"
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday slammed a section of the media for allegedly spreading "fake news" about the memorandum prepared by the state government for central aid in the context of the Wayanad landslide disaster, terming it "destructive journalism."
"What is happening in Kerala is destructive journalism. A section of the media has turned into factories for creating controversies," Vijayan said at a press conference.
The Chief Minister said that Kerala has been discredited due to the fake news.
He alleged that after the media spread false information, a fake narrative emerged, claiming that Kerala was attempting to unfairly grab aid.
"The opposition also seized upon these reports. The aim behind these stories was to discredit the state government by any means," Vijayan added.
The CM clarified that it is not the ministers who prepare the memorandum in the wake of a disaster, but rather professionals who have proven expertise in the field.
He said that the media had misinterpreted the data prepared by these experts.
The figures in the memorandum are not exaggerated, but are projected estimates, he added.
