Deepak Chaurasia

Deepak Chaurasia
Born 28 December 1968
Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Occupation Media
Nationality Indian
Alma mater IIMC
Genre Journalism
Notable works Star News,
ABP News,
India news,
Aaj Tak
Spouse Anasuya Roy
Children 1 child

Deepak Chaurasia (born 1968) is an Indian journalist and Hindi-language news anchor for India News.

Early life

Deepak Chaurasia was born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. He received his diploma in journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi.

Career

After his education, Deepak cofounded Aaj Tak. In 2003 he joined DD News as a consulting editor.[1] He returned to Aaj Tak in July 2004. Aaj Tak is a leading Hindi current affairs channel from the TV Today Network. He later joined STAR News[2] which became ABP News. Deepak joined India News in the capacity of editor-in-chief in January 2013.[3]

Controversies

In November 2013, a Media Sarkar sting operation aired allegedly showing several leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party agreeing to assist in land deals and other financial arrangements in return for cash donations.[4] The party responded by calling the footage fabricated, a violation of the Model Code of Conduct and threatening to sue Media Sarkar and any TV channels that aired the video.[5] Chaurasia was thereafter sued for defamation by the party national secretary, who alleged that the sting operation was faked to harm the party's reputation.[6]

In August 2013, the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee filed charges against Indian News for repeatedly airing an interview with a spokesman for Asaram Bapu which allegedly contained factually incorrect statements about a series of sexual assault allegations against him.[7] In December 2013, criminal charges were also brought against Chaurasia alleging that he had personally tampered with documents related to the sexual assault allegations.[8][9] In January 2014, the Allahad high court stayed his arrest following his response that the broadcast was "bona fide" and nothing was tampered with.[8][9]

Personal life

He is married to Anasuya Roy.

References

  1. ↑ "Indiantelevision.com's Breaking News: Chaurasia accepts DD News post". Indiantelevision.com. 2003-10-27. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
  2. ↑ "Deepak Chaurasia of Aaj Tak to join STAR News > afaqs! news & features". Afaqs.com. 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
  3. ↑ "India News flexes muscles with revamp". Exchange4media.com. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
  4. ↑ "RECAP: The controversial political career of Shazia Ilmi". Daily Bhaskar. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "AAP defends Shazia Ilmi, threatens to sue Media Sarkar and TV channels". Indian Express. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "AAP files defamation case against Deepak Chaurasia over sting operation". First Post. 2013-11-25. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  7. ↑ "Complaint filed against Asaram spokesperson". The Indian Express. 2013-08-26. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  8. 1 2 "HC stays arrest of Deepak Chaurasia in alleged tampering with Asaram's video case". Press Trust of India. 2014-01-16. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  9. 1 2 Pandey, Rajesh Kumar (2014-01-16). "FIR filed against Deepak Chaurasia under POSCO act". The Times of India. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
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