The statement of the real victim that the video produced by Asianet is fake. Both the child and the parents told the investigating team that they were not in Kerala during the filming of the fake video. They also said that the first interview was given in Kannur. Executive Editor Sindhu Suryakumar will again be given notice to appear for questioning.
The statement given by the real victim girl and her parents, who revealed that she was using drugs in the fake video case reported by Asianet News, will be crucial. The fake video was not in Kerala at the time of filming. Returned to Mumbai on September 30. They also testified that they did not come to Kerala after that. They said that the Asianet Kannur reporter had filmed the interview. However, they said that they do not know about the second interview. With this, the investigative team is asserting that the interview filmed by the reporter Naufal bin Yusuf in the Kozhikode office is fake. The investigation team reached Mumbai and took the statement of the child and the parents.
Reporter Naufal was interrogated for three hours at the district crime branch office on Thursday. It is reported that Naufal did not cooperate with the investigation. He replied that he did not remember or did not know about the video.
The girl’s mother told the police that her daughter was not used to make the video. After examining the statement, the investigation team decided to question again if necessary. Asianet News Executive Editor Sindhu Suryakumar will again be served notice to appear for questioning.