File photo of actor Rakul Preet Singh.
The News Broadcasting Standards Authority on Thursday directed three news channels to air an apology on December 17 for their reports on actor Rakul Preet Singh in connection with Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, reported
Live Law. The news channels that were asked to air the apology are Zee News, Zee24, and Zee Hindustani.
In September, Singh had filed a plea in the Delhi High Court against unsubstantiated reports linking her with a drug case being investigated by the Narcotics Control Bureau. The actor along with industry colleagues Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali Khan, and Shraddha Kapoor was summoned in the drugs case related to Sushant Singh Rajput’s death.