05-04-2007, 10:25 PM
Hey!! It should go into Humor thread, but Indian media will never disappoint anyone . Enjoy it!!! Happy hour.
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Pioneer.com
Anand Prakash | New Delhi
It seems that the news channels in India have perfected the art blowing things out of proportion. On Thursday, they crossed all limits when they turned a suicide attempt by one disillusioned husband into something of a 'shoot out' or 'security breach' at the Prime Minister's doorstep. However, in this exercise they got what they wanted - eyeballs, though credibility was a casualty.
It all happened when one Kishorilal Sahni (42), miffed over his wife's alleged extra-marital relations, decided to kill himself in the vicinity of the Prime Minister's residence at 7, Race Course Road.
In the race to break the news, IBN7 without even verifying facts aired it as a shootout. Its anchor was heard asking her reporter whether it was a "security breach" in the PM House.
With Sahni's story gradually unfolding the channels also started lowering their pitch. The final story is like this: Kishorilal Sahni, after finishing his work, drew up a meticulous plan for his suicide. He drafted a suicide note and drove his Maruti Zen car to Jaipur Polo Club, 100 meters away from PM's official residence.
After shooting himself, he approached the police, who immediately rushed him to RML Hospital where he is said to be out of danger. Anand Mohan, DCP (New Delhi) said that since the "windows of the car were closed the sound of bullet could not be heard by policemen standing on the road." He added: "The suicide note clearly mentions that Sahni had a dispute with his wife which forced him to take this drastic step. The note also mentions about his wife's alleged extra-marital affair with one of his old associates."
Even as bits of the puzzle were put in place, the Star News went overboard and started to do a phone-in with the son of Kishorilal, Sandeep. But the funniest part was that the Sandeep turned out to be son of another Kishorilal. Incidentally, this Sandeep's father also had a white Maruti Zen car. Sandeep also did not disappoint the Television viewers; he shared many a "problem" in his family with the anchor. <!--emo&:roll--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ROTFL.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='ROTFL.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Meanwhile, many relatives flocked Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital seeking details about Kishorilal.<b> One RK Sharma (65) was on the verge of collapsing after he learnt about his son-in-law's condition; but heaved a sigh when he learnt that this Kishorilal was not his relative</b>.
<b>Meanwhile, police are looking into the issue including the alleged SMS that were sent to Sahni by his wife's paramour threatening to kill him.</b>
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>News channels add spice to 'suicide' drama </b>
Pioneer.com
Anand Prakash | New Delhi
It seems that the news channels in India have perfected the art blowing things out of proportion. On Thursday, they crossed all limits when they turned a suicide attempt by one disillusioned husband into something of a 'shoot out' or 'security breach' at the Prime Minister's doorstep. However, in this exercise they got what they wanted - eyeballs, though credibility was a casualty.
It all happened when one Kishorilal Sahni (42), miffed over his wife's alleged extra-marital relations, decided to kill himself in the vicinity of the Prime Minister's residence at 7, Race Course Road.
In the race to break the news, IBN7 without even verifying facts aired it as a shootout. Its anchor was heard asking her reporter whether it was a "security breach" in the PM House.
With Sahni's story gradually unfolding the channels also started lowering their pitch. The final story is like this: Kishorilal Sahni, after finishing his work, drew up a meticulous plan for his suicide. He drafted a suicide note and drove his Maruti Zen car to Jaipur Polo Club, 100 meters away from PM's official residence.
After shooting himself, he approached the police, who immediately rushed him to RML Hospital where he is said to be out of danger. Anand Mohan, DCP (New Delhi) said that since the "windows of the car were closed the sound of bullet could not be heard by policemen standing on the road." He added: "The suicide note clearly mentions that Sahni had a dispute with his wife which forced him to take this drastic step. The note also mentions about his wife's alleged extra-marital affair with one of his old associates."
Even as bits of the puzzle were put in place, the Star News went overboard and started to do a phone-in with the son of Kishorilal, Sandeep. But the funniest part was that the Sandeep turned out to be son of another Kishorilal. Incidentally, this Sandeep's father also had a white Maruti Zen car. Sandeep also did not disappoint the Television viewers; he shared many a "problem" in his family with the anchor. <!--emo&:roll--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ROTFL.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='ROTFL.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Meanwhile, many relatives flocked Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital seeking details about Kishorilal.<b> One RK Sharma (65) was on the verge of collapsing after he learnt about his son-in-law's condition; but heaved a sigh when he learnt that this Kishorilal was not his relative</b>.
<b>Meanwhile, police are looking into the issue including the alleged SMS that were sent to Sahni by his wife's paramour threatening to kill him.</b>
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