Rakul Preet moves Delhi HC seeking ban on media reporting in drugs case

Bollywood actor Rakul Preet Singh has moved the Delhi High Court seeking urgent interim directions from the court restraining media from running shows or publishing articles against her in connection with the drug probe which emerged out following the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh RajputThe matter is likely to come up for hearing in the coming weekBollywood actor RakulPreetSingh has moved the DelhiHighCourt seeking urgent interim directions from the court restraining media from running shows or publishing articles against her in connection with the drug probe which emerged out following the death of SushantSinghRajput pictwittercomwUcP03LdQbmdash IANS Tweets ians_india September 26 2020The petition filed through advocates Himanshu Yadav Aman Hingorani and Shweta Hingorani claims that Rakul Preet has been in Hyderabad for a film shoot and was shocked to see media reports in the evening of September 29 to the effect that the Narcotics Control Bureau Mumbai has summoned her to appear before it in Mumbai on September 24 in connection with the ongoing investigation in the Rhea Chakrabortys drugs casethe Petitioner had received no such summons from the NCB at either of her Hyderabad or Mumbai addresses and accordingly she remained in Hyderabad The Petitioners father Col Kulvinder Singh Retd decided to take the morning flight on 2492020 to Mumbai from Hyderabad to ascertain the truth of such reports the plea saidhowever from the evening of 2392020 itself the media started running fake news to the effect that the Petitioner who was in Hyderabad had supposedly reached Mumbai on the evening of 2392020 for the NCB investigation it said furtherIt added that around 1120 am on September 24 the Petitioner received summons under Section 67 of the NDPS Act dated September 23 through WhatsApp in Hyderabad which said that she had to appear in person before the NCB Mumbai at 10 am on September 24It is from the email dated September 24 from the NCB that the Petitioner learnt that case in which she has been required to appear has been registered as Crime No MZUNCB152020 the plea saidEarlier this month Rakul had approached the High Court seeking its direction in order to ask the media not to telecast publish or circulate on the TV channels cable print or social media as the case may be any content in context of Actress Rhea Chakrabortys narcotic drugs case that maligns or slanders the Petitioner or which contains anything defamatory deliberate false and suggestive innuendos and halftruths in respect of the Petitioner or to use sensational headlines photographs videofootage or social media links which invade the privacy of the PetitionerWhile issuing notice on the said plea a single judge bench of the high court presided by Justice Navin Chawla had said There has to be some restraint Media gets to know info even before the officers themselves Reputations are getting tarnishedIt is hoped that media houses and TV channels would show restraint and abide by the Program Code and other guidelines while making any report in connection with Rakul Preet Singh the bench had said furtherKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever