Arrests – Journalists

Noida police on Tuesday detained Zee News anchor Rohit Ranjan in connection with a case filed against two of his colleagues, officials said. Ranjan is being questioned by the police.

High drama unfolded at the residence of the anchor in Ghaziabad’s Indirapuram early on Tuesday morning when the Chhattisgarh Police too arrived there with a warrant for the news anchor’s arrest in connection with the alleged doctoring of a video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. In a tweet at around 6.15 am, Ranjan said officers from Chhattisgarh Police had reached his house to arrest him without informing the local police. Ghaziabad police were also present.