CBI refutes Allegations of New York Times

NewDelhi June 17: A strong warning has been given an Indian Agency.The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has expressed anguish over an editorial named 'India's battered press' published in New York Times on Thursday.

CBI has written a letter to the editor of the Paper. The Investigation Agency has said that the publication's editorial is one-sided and gives a false opinion about"the raids which were conducted on NDTV's founders was a part of a "vendetta" against the media house."

CBI spokesman R. K. Gaur who has written a letter has said: "India does not require any lesson on freedom of the press from any International Newspaper".He also quoted that " country's institutions have rich and diverse cultural heritage and are traditionally nurtured by democratic ethos".

The editorial published contains some demeaning statements about Indian agencies. However, the NY Times has not reacted over the letter it has received.