On November 13, three days after an explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort killed 13 people, the anti-terrorism squad (ATS) arrested a 32-year-old cardiologist from Kanpur, Dr Mohammad Arif, in connection with the incident. Dr Arif was a first-year student in the Doctor of Medicine (Cardiology) program at the Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial (GSVM) Medical College.

Following this, several national media channels broadcast an image of the Delhi blast accused doctor while reporting on ATS’s arrest. Among the channels that ran a photo, allegedly of the accused Dr Mohammad Arif in a white medical apron, identifying him as the accused Republic World, News State Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand, Times Now Navbharat, News X, News Nation, ABP MAJHA , Punjab Kesari UP and inextlive

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