Tag: STING OPERATIONS

Kerala Police file FIR against journalists after sting goes awry

| Trisha Thomas

Kerala Police have filed a first information report against the head and eight members of the ‘investigation team’ of a newly launched TV channel for a botched up sting operation targeting a minister. The FIR has been filed under sections of the Information Technology Act, sections of the Indian Penal Code dealing with conspiracy and […]

Narada sting operation probe handed over to CBI

| Sreejiraj Eluvangal

The Calcutta High Court has handed over the investigation into the sting operation conducted by ‘Narada News’ to the Central Bureau of Investigation. The agency has been told to complete a preliminary investigation within 72 hours. The move follows complaints that the state police faced a conflict of interest in investigating the tapes, which purportedly […]