Supreme Court to hear Zee anchor’s plea on Thursday, days after face-off between Chhattisgarh and UP police

A day after the Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh police face-off, the Supreme Court has listed for hearing a petition filed by Zee News anchor Rohit Ranjan in a case concerning the airing of a misleading clip pertaining to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Meanwhile, the Chhattisgarh police on Wednesday appeared at the doorsteps of the news anchor for the second time, to find the house locked. Ranjan was arrested by the Noida police on Tuesday, and was subsequently released on bail.