Investigation into loan default claim fragment of campaign of harassment against network,say NDTV and senior media figuresInvestigators beget raided a number of premises linked to the founders of an Indian TV news network in a move described by prominent journalists as an assault on press freedom.
Officers from the Central Bureau of Investigation searched a number of homes and offices on Monday morning linked to Prannoy Roy and his wife, Radhika, and the founders of novel Delhi Television (NDTV),one of India’s first private TV news networks. Related: 'Blasting and breathless': fears over India's fledgling 24-hour news media's march to war A message to those in the media who are still independent and do their job by fearlessly asking questions. We won't be intimidated https://t.co/sNC7pEPnOWMessage is clear: any independent voices in media will be bullied and shut down. Black day. https://t.co/lKE93K29cpContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com