Overview
- India’s Information and Broadcasting Ministry issued an advisory on November 18 to all private satellite TV channels following coverage of the Red Fort car-bomb case.
- The ministry cited instances of broadcasts showing how to make explosive material and videos of accused persons framed as justifying violence.
- Broadcasters were reminded to ensure strict compliance with the Programme and Advertising Code and Rules 6(1)(d), 6(1)(e) and 6(1)(h) of the Cable Television Network Rules.
- The advisory was circulated to self-regulatory bodies, electronic media associations and the Broadcast Seva Portal.
- Investigations continue under the NIA with a reported link to a Jaish-e-Mohammad Faridabad module, a Delhi court remanded accused Jasir Bilal Wani to 10-day NIA custody, and officials say the blast killed at least 12 people as agencies track Pakistan-based propaganda efforts.