[Sushant Singh Rajput case] No parallel trial; refrain from gossip, language normalising suicide: Press Council of India issues advisory

"The media is advised to refrain from giving excessive publicity to the victim, witnesses, suspects and accused as it will amount to an invasion of their privacy rights", the advisory states.
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Raising concerns over the news coverage on the Sushant Singh Rajput case, the Press Council of India (PCI) has issued an advisory reminding the media to follow the norms of journalistic conduct.

The PCI advisory has urged media houses to refrain from conducting "its own parallel trials" or foretelling the decision of the probe agencies during the period of investigation and trial.

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