ARG Outlier, the parent company of Arnab Goswami-led Republic TV, has filed a criminal defamation complaint against Times Now Editor Navika Kumar in a Delhi court.
The complaint accuses Kumar of making inherently defamatory statements and to cause serious harm to the reputation of the Complainant (ARG) by imputing behaviour incompatible with proper conduct and suggestions of involvement in improper activity.
The complaint states: Navika Kumar, the accused, anchored a show on January 18 at 9 pm called the Newshour – which has been uploaded on YouTube and has over 84,874 views just on the platform, in addition to the live telecast at the prime time at Times Now.
The Accused has falsely claimed that the Complainant company was unauthorizedly privy to official secrets pertaining to the Balakot Air Strikes before the strikes actually took place on February 26, 2019, and further that the Complainant Company “leaked” such information.