The Court passed the order after CNBC TV18 and Narasimhan moved the High Court seeking the takedown of eight rogue websites containing a false article titled ‘CNBC-TV18 management refuses to comment on the scandal surrounding its interview Vantara (star of the forest)’.
Narasimhan had done an interview with Anant Ambani and the same was published on CNBC TV18’s YouTube channel. In the interview, Ambani talked about his various projects and his love for wildlife.
However, the rogue websites published a fake and made-up interview. To lend it credibility, it was presented as if the BBC had published the piece.
The article redirected to a cryptocurrency trading platform called Everix Edge, claiming that it helps in earning a passive income and offering astronomical returns.
In the fake interview, Ambani allegedly claims that anyone can make money through passive income on the platform. The article quotes Ambani as claiming that anyone can register with Everix Edge with a minimum deposit of ₹26,000 and transform this amount into₹10,00,000, yielding a 4,000% return within a few months.
Source: Barandbench
