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U.P. and Chhattisgarh Police jostle over the arrest of TV anchor

Rohit Ranjan Police Chhattisgarh Bharatiya Janata Party Jairam Ramesh Ghaziabad UP Police Noida RAIPUR

A team of the Chhattisgarh Police reached Ghaziabad on Tuesday morning to arrest TV news anchor Rohit Ranjan in connection with the airing of an allegedly misleading news over a statement by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

However, in a dramatic turn of events, the Raipur police were allegedly obstructed by their Uttar Pradesh counterparts, who took Mr. Ranjan along with them for questioning in connection with a First Information Report (FIR) lodged in Gautam Buddha Nagar regarding the same misleading video by Zee News.

Till late evening, Mr. Ranjan was being interrogated by Gautam Buddha Nagar police and had not been produced in court. Meanwhile, Chhattisgarh Police said they were seeking legal remedies to secure his custody.

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