Dainik Jagran Editor Held For Violation Of EC Norms

Ghaziabad: Shekhar Tripathi, editor of jagran.com, was arrested on Monday in connection with posting of a poll survey in violation of directions of the Election Commission. The editor was later left off on bail.

Shekhar was detained from his residence in Kaushamibi by Kavi Nagar police. He was later put under arrest and produced in a court which granted him bail, Senior SP Deepak Kumar said.

Dainik Jagran newspaper said that news about exit polls of Uttar Pradesh was published inadvertently on its English website

Shekhar was booked under Section 188 IPC and under sections 126A and 126B of Representation of People Act 1951.

Dainik Jagran newspaper said that news about exit polls of Uttar Pradesh was published inadvertently on its English website and it was immediately removed after being detected by senior officials of the group.