<p>The Ballari Rural Police on Thursday arrested four persons including a news channel reporter on the charge of “misusing eletronic media” by not reporting true facts about appointments to Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University.</p>.<p>The arrested are Veeresh Dani, a reporter with a television news channel, Nagabhushan, a former reporter, Veeresh and C M Manjunathaiah. The action came following a complaint lodged by the Vice Chancellor of the varsity, Prof M S Subhash.</p>.<p>According to the complaint, a private channel had aired a piece of news alleging irregularity in appointment of non-teaching staff for the university.</p>.<p>A person by name C M Manjunathaiah, a candidate for the post of second division clerk, downloaded the admission ticket for recruitment examination from the website of the university.</p>.<p>He photocopied the document and pasted the photographs of Governor Vajubhai Vala on one copy and that of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on another copy. However, the said Manjunath did not appear for the recruitment examination.</p>.<p>“However, in the news aired on the channel it was alleged that the system in the varsity is so poor that anyone can write the examination,” the<br />VC said.</p>.<p>Following the VC’s complaint, the police arrested Manjunathaiah, who named the reporters during questioning.</p>.<p>Superintendent of Police Lakshman Nimbaragi told <span class="italic">DH</span> that following the information disclosed by Manjunathaiah, the reporter and three others were arrested.</p>
<p>The Ballari Rural Police on Thursday arrested four persons including a news channel reporter on the charge of “misusing eletronic media” by not reporting true facts about appointments to Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University.</p>.<p>The arrested are Veeresh Dani, a reporter with a television news channel, Nagabhushan, a former reporter, Veeresh and C M Manjunathaiah. The action came following a complaint lodged by the Vice Chancellor of the varsity, Prof M S Subhash.</p>.<p>According to the complaint, a private channel had aired a piece of news alleging irregularity in appointment of non-teaching staff for the university.</p>.<p>A person by name C M Manjunathaiah, a candidate for the post of second division clerk, downloaded the admission ticket for recruitment examination from the website of the university.</p>.<p>He photocopied the document and pasted the photographs of Governor Vajubhai Vala on one copy and that of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on another copy. However, the said Manjunath did not appear for the recruitment examination.</p>.<p>“However, in the news aired on the channel it was alleged that the system in the varsity is so poor that anyone can write the examination,” the<br />VC said.</p>.<p>Following the VC’s complaint, the police arrested Manjunathaiah, who named the reporters during questioning.</p>.<p>Superintendent of Police Lakshman Nimbaragi told <span class="italic">DH</span> that following the information disclosed by Manjunathaiah, the reporter and three others were arrested.</p>