ABP sacks 3 over fake video linking Neha Singh Rathore to ‘sex racket’
The same video was packaged and published online under the channel’s YouTube shorts.
Speaking to Newslaundry, Neha said the photograph used in the video was taken by ABP itself three years ago, when it invited her to the channel as a guest for an interview. “This photograph was taken by them after they invited me as a guest for an interview. They took this picture three years ago, and now they have used it in this video…Inki himmat ki daad deni padegi.”
On the channel’s apology, she said she will pursue legal action considering the harassment she had to go through. “What I will do with the apology. My dignity has been hurt,” she said, adding that the incident was not a minor slip. “The incident is not just a typo or a spelling mistake in someone’s name. The channel had used my photograph and added text to the video that mentioned my name.”
A source within ABP News said: “The pressure for views is so much that even good producers are editing Shorts. This was done by the Shorts team, which has five employees. The data wing asks for information every hour. Because of this pressure, the newsroom has become more chaotic.” The source added that people are working under a lot of pressure and that the YouTube team is regularly asked about engagement metrics.
Newslaundry tried to reach Ahuja by phone but could not get through. A questionnaire has been emailed to him. This report will be updated if he responds.
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