In an embarrassing gaffe by one of India’s leading newspapers, a photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin was published with the name ‘Varun Hiremath’. The latter is the name of a 28-year-old Mumbai-based journalist who is currently under investigation for rape accusations. The mix-up occurred on the page of the Indian Express newspaper’s April 6 edition. While running a story regarding Hiremath after the Delhi High Court issued a non-bailable warrant against the rape accused, the newspaper seems to have accidentally used Putin’s photo in the inset with Hiremath’s name.
The gaffe did not go unnoticed on social media with many joking that the newspaper had ‘putin’ the wrong photo.
i didn't know that Russian president Putin's nick name is Varun Hiremathsorry @IndianExpress its okaysource :the indian express ,delhi edition 7/4/2021 pic.twitter.com/s20TPxRFY4— Abhishek singh (@bitandisingh) April 7, 2021
I think you "Putin" the wrong picture @IndianExpress #pun #blooper #news #putin #russia #india #varunhiremath pic.twitter.com/LGxRUu6nOR— Mekhala Pande (@mekhala_pande) April 7, 2021
Varun Hiremath or Mr Valdimir Putin (as in picture)??? Please clarify @IndianExpress ;This is hilarious! Have a look @thewire_in @the_hindu @timesofindia pic.twitter.com/WT9ANYvvSp
— Krati Singh (@Kratisingh08) April 7, 2021
Why Putin's Picture ???? pic.twitter.com/wMWDbzSZMu— Rishi Bagree (@rishibagree) April 7, 2021
Arrest warrant against Putin in India .. someone used to say journalists are not bright people pic.twitter.com/UJ3tsZr9oP— Exsecular (@ExSecular) April 7, 2021
In case you were wondering Vladimir Putin really is, Putin is a former intelligence officer and prime minister who is presently the President of Russia since 2012.
Who is Varun Hiremath?
28-year-old Varun Hiremath is a Mumbai-based journalist working with an English channel. He was accused of raping a 22-year-old woman in a five-star hotel room in Delhi’s Chanakyapuri on February 20. The accused was absconding since February 23 after the victim filed an FIR with the police regarding the matter. In March, the Delhi High Court rejected the accused’s anticipatory bail plea on the grounds that consent was not implicit even if the accused had previously consensual sexual encounters with the victim.
According to the latest report by The Indian Express, a Delhi court has now issued a non-bailable warrant against Hiremath.
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