Published 16:11 IST, December 13th 2020
Petition filed in MHRC against Republic CEO Vikas Khanchandani's 'indiscriminate arrest'
The petition in MHRC has also questioned the Mumbai Police's jurisdiction in the case, asking if penal action was warranted by the force.
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Hours after arrest of Republic Media Network's CEO Vikas Khanchandani, a petition has been filed before Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MHRC) against his 'indiscriminate arrest' asking for body's immediate interference in matter.
vocate itya Mishra has approached MHRC citing Vikas's compliance to summons saying, "Khanchandani has alrey co-operated with investigation for two months by appearing before police on 12.10.2020 and submitted relevant documents before crime branch, Mumbai and was interrogated for 9 hours reportedly and even appeared before police on 7th December 2020."
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petition has also questioned Mumbai Police's jurisdiction in case, asking if penal action was warranted by force. "For sake of arguments allegations of prosecution is taken to be true, n appropriate forum is Competition Commission of India who is supposed to look after this kind of allegations. penal action by police is not at all warranted that too on basis of vague allegations of cash payments to raise TRP," he remarked.
vocate Mishra has requested MHRC to seek a report from Mumbai Crime Branch and initiate proceedings under Section 16 and 18 of protection of human rights act in interest of justice for violation of rights of Vikas Khanchandani.
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Republic CEO arrested
Republic Media Network's CEO Vikas Khanchandani was arrested by Mumbai police on Sunday after an early morning raid, just a day ahe of anticipatory bail hearing. This comes despite fact that Vikas Khanchandani has cooperated and complied with Mumbai Police and has faced over 100 hours of interrogation in fake TRP case.
In this matter, Republic Media Network's Editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami has said, "I am requesting people of country to raise ir voice against se methods of Mumbai police. We are fighting this entire matter legally. But if Mumbai Police thinks that people of country and court are not watching it n it is following itself. Now let me tell you why it is an illegal arrest because no papers were served. His anticipatory bail hearing is tomorrow. It has realised that ir TRP investigation has gone for a toss. refore it is now picking up matters that are under purview of telecom regularity authority of India. It is illegal and stupid. Desperate Mumbai Police has arrested him after he came back from a morning walk on a Sunday morning. He has been through 100 hours of interrogation and y have not managed to get anything from him. I am making an appeal to people of India to raise ir voice against gross illegality by Mumbai Police. Question what's going on. This is what Justice Chandrachud spoke about contempt of court in his historic judgement a few days back."
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16:11 IST, December 13th 2020