Zee News was also criticised for its coverage of the 34-year-old actor’s death, with #ShameOnAajTak and #ShameOnZee News trending on Twitter. A Delh

Legal notice to Aaj Tak for ‘insensitive’ coverage of Sushant Singh’s death

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Zee News was also criticised for its coverage of the 34-year-old actor’s death, with #ShameOnAajTak and #ShameOnZee News trending on Twitter.

A Delhi-based lawyer has sent a legal notice of defamation to India Today chairman and editor-in-chief Aroon Purie on Monday, for their TV channel’s ‘insensitive’ coverage of the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The case was filed by a practising advocate from Delhi High Court, Mohit Singh.

On Sunday, 34-year-old Sushant Singh Rajput of MS Dhoni: An Untold Story fame, died by suicide at his home in Bandra, Mumbai. In the film, which was a biopic of the former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sushant played the role of Dhoni.

While reporting the news about the actor’s shocking demise, Hindi news channel Aaj Tak, which belongs to the India Today group, had flashed a news ticker which allegedly read: “How did he ‘hitwicket’?” alluding to his role as Dhoni.

#ShameOnAajTak This is not the first time media is spreading this shitt.. Just to gain some TRPs stop making jokes of someone's life.. pic.twitter.com/oKO6PHoMx9