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Ruchi will hold press conference soon By: Hemal Ashar March 18, 2005 Ruchi, the journalist from India TV, who has Bollywood men quaking in fear after the casting couch sting operation, will soon hold a press conference in Delhi.
A crime reporter working with Suhaib Ilyasi, the man who supervised the sting operation, Ruchi (incidentally, not her real name) will brief the media on her side of the story over what precisely happened when she met Shakti Kapoor, Aman Verma and a host of other Bollywood biggies, posing as a wannabe entrant to the film industry.
Said Ilyasi, The press conference will be held to clear the air and allow Ruchi to present the facts. She has not been seen in the footage and by appearing before the media, all the queries that people obviously have, can be answered.
He added that there had been reports that she acted suggestively and spoke lewdly.
She has done nothing of that sort. If she had, then this entire mission would be baseless, said Ilyasi. In fact she only told the actors that, I need support. I believe you support newcomers. That is not lewd, he added.
In fact, continued Ilyasi, When we planned this sting operation, we were not going to use a journalist, but a real-life struggler who was trying to make it in the film industry.
We approached many girls but everybody refused saying theyd never get any work in the industry if they did that. It is then that Ruchi came up to me and volunteered for the job.
For now, Ruchi is back at work with Ilyasis Ahliya Productions.
The only difference is that she has been given protection after Shakti Kapoor allegedly threatened her saying, churi maar doonga; tumhe nanga karoonga when he realised that he had been caught in a sting operation.
Yes, she has been shaken by the threats. In fact, thats one reason India TV is
still debating whether she should reveal herself to the press. Finally, it depends on whether Ruchi feels comfortable coming out in public, said Ilyasi.
CEO of India TV, Rajat Sharma, confirmed that Ruchi was indeed employed by Suhaib Ilyasi and was not with India TV.
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