Sony TV issued a statement and called the allegations that were being made wrong. The channel has said that the episode that was aired was based on some incidents that happened in the year 2011.
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Crime Petrol Episode Controversy: tv show crime patrol Recently there was a lot of ruckus regarding an episode of It was alleged that the story of Shraddha Walker and Aftab was shown in the Crime Patrol show, but the religions of both were changed. After the telecast of this show, a trend was also started on social media against Sony TV. Now the channel has given its clarification in this matter and has also apologized.
Sony TV issued a statement on Sony Liv’s Twitter handle and denied the allegations being made. In a statement, the channel said that the episode that was aired was based on some incidents that happened in the year 2011. However, after presenting the clarification, Sony TV has also apologized.
What did Sony TV say in the statement?
Some viewers have recently commented on social media regarding an episode of Crime Patrol, which is similar to a recent incident reported in the media. We want to make it clear that this episode is a fictional story, which is based on some incidents that happened in the year 2011. This is not related to any recent incident in any way.”
— Sony LIV (@SonyLIV) January 2, 2023
It is further said, “We take full care that every program of ours fully meets the criteria of the regulatory bodies set regarding the rules of broadcasting. However, respecting the sentiments of the viewers in this matter, we have stopped telecasting the concerned episode. If this broadcast has hurt the sentiments of our viewers, we are deeply sorry.”
Why the controversy over the episode of Crime Patrol?
Crime Patrol shows are inspired by true events. In such a situation, when a show was telecast recently, people alleged that it was based on the incident involving Shraddha Walker and Aftab. However, there was a controversy regarding the fact that the makers had changed the religion of the main characters in the show. In the show, the girl was shown to be a Christian and the boy who cut her into pieces was shown to be of Hinduism.
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