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Crime
Haryana Police Arrest Living India News MD and Three Journalists in Fake Sting Probe
✍️ ThePrint
🗓 12 Oct 2026, 02:37 AM
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Haryana police detained the managing director of Living India News and three of its reporters, alleging they staged a fake sting operation, prompting opposition parties to denounce the move as an attack on press freedom.
Haryana police took into custody the managing director of Living India News and three journalists, accusing them of orchestrating a fabricated sting operation that purportedly targeted officials.
The arrests followed a complaint lodged with the state cyber‑crime cell, which claimed the sting video was deliberately manipulated to mislead the public and damage reputations.
Opposition leaders, including members of the Congress and AAP, condemned the action, calling it intimidation of the media and a threat to democratic discourse.
The detainees have been placed in judicial custody, and police said further inquiry will assess violations of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act.
The incident fuels ongoing debate over media ethics and the use of sting operations, with press bodies urging a transparent investigation.
The arrests followed a complaint lodged with the state cyber‑crime cell, which claimed the sting video was deliberately manipulated to mislead the public and damage reputations.
Opposition leaders, including members of the Congress and AAP, condemned the action, calling it intimidation of the media and a threat to democratic discourse.
The detainees have been placed in judicial custody, and police said further inquiry will assess violations of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act.
The incident fuels ongoing debate over media ethics and the use of sting operations, with press bodies urging a transparent investigation.