Latest News from India - Case against Channel MD over telephonic talk

divdiv class=BodyText readability=12bThiruvananthapuaram : A case was registered against Reporter Channel MD Nikesh Kumar and reporter of the channel Pradeep C Neduman, here today.br //b br /The case was in connection with telephonic conversations by jailed former Minister R Balakrishna Pillai, who is undergoing one-year imprisonment in the Idamalayar Graft Case, sources said.pMr Pillai, currently admitted to a hospital here, was involved in conversations with the reporter over mobile phone, violating the jail norms. /ppThe case was following a direction by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court here./ppIt was alleged the reporter prompted Mr Pillai to talk through the phone on September 29, violating the rules. /ppThe conversations were in connection with the attack on a school teacher at Valakom. The school is under the management of Mr Pillai./ppThough Mr Pillai had spoken to the reporter on condition that he would not be quoted, the channel later aired the telephonic talk./ppLater, the jail authorities extended his jail term to another four days as a punishment for violation of the rules. br /--UNI br //p/div/divbrbrcentera href=http://www.wizardrss.comPowered By WizardRSS.com/a | a href=http://www.wizardrss.comFull Text RSS Feed/a | a href=http://www.wpzonbuilder.comAmazon Plugin/a | a href=http://www.hud-1.infoSettlement Statement/a/center