Why Rajdeep Sardesai had to apologize for a Fake News?

Finally Rajdeep Aceepted that he had run Fake News Stories during UPA regime

Rajdeep Sardesai during the UPA era had once run a programme titled, “30 minutes – Sohrabuddin, the inside story”, on 13 May 2007. 

Don't know who were the sources of Rajdeep or whether it was his own imaginations that in his programme he claimed that a Top Cop Rajiv Trivedi who was SP that time with Hyderabad Special Investigation Unit, had provided the cars with fake number plates to transpot Sohrabuddin to Ahmedabad.

Rajiv Trivedi had filed a Criminal Complaint against Rajdeep Sardesai and others involved in the news report, saying that it had tarnished his image, and the Hyderabad police had initiated criminal proceedings against the journalist.

Rajdeep's wife Sagarika was also once accused by Sri Sri for airing his recorded interview disguising it as live in one of her debates

During the “live” debate, a pre-recorded, one-on-one interview of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was used. But at all times, the channel flashed the “Live” message on top, makings viewers believe it was a live discussion with Sri Sri. 

This is what Rajdeep Sardesai had admitted in the court and tendered unconditional apology from the police officer

“…I realize that there is nothing to substantiate the allegation that Vanzara and Pandian nabbed Sohrabuddin and Kauserbi in Bidar with the help from SP Rajiv Trivedi of Hyderabad, Special Investigation Unit and hence it was a false news telecast about Shri Rajiv Trivedi, IPS.I further submit that I also realise that there is nothing to substantiate the allegation that Rajiv Trivedi provided cars with fake number plates in which Sohrabuddin was brought to Ahmedabad and then killed in a fake encounter which news telecast by us about Shri Rajiv Trivedi, IPS was also false.”

Rajdeep Sardesai in his affidavit filed in court