Hindu Holocaust
April 2017: The CEO arrested on charges of extortion and blackmailing
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In April 2017 the chief executive officer of a private Kannada TV news channel, Janasri News was arrested on charges of extortion and blackmailing. As per the Police,
- The channel CEO Lakshmi Prasad Vajpayee had used the channel as an “instrument” to run his “network” of extortion.
- The CEO was arrested on a complaint by a businessman alleging extortion and blackmailing. The CEO was blackmailing the businessman threatening to give an undesired representation of the complainant's business to the entire world and tried to extort Rs 10 crore. • CEO Lakshmi Prasad followed a fixed modus operandi. He would first identify a businessman, dig out information on the businessman and prepare a news item. He would then broadcast only a portion of this negative content and proceed to contact the “victim.” Lakshmi Prasad would then demand money in return for not airing the full episode. • A number of cases had been filed against Vajpayee at various police stations in the city. There are two more similar cases against Lakshmi Prasad at Commercial Street and Mahalakshmipuram Police Stations. Where according to the complaint registered, he has already taken Rs 10 crore from a businessman along with Rs. 30 lakh worth gold jewelry. • The company is said to be formed by people who have 3 decades of experience in this field.