Channel in dock for airport porn gaffe

New Delhi: Close to two years after waiting passengers at the Indira Gandhi International Airport were shocked to see a pornographic film air on a television set there, the vice-president of a video channel and a cable TV operator were formally charged on Thursday in the case.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kamini Lau framed charges against Col. Shukla (retd), the vicepresident of Trinity Channel which allegedly aired the film, and the cable operator who allegedly beamed the channel for the January 7, 2005, incident.
Aired at 12.30 a.m. on a TV set at Terminal–II of the airport, the film ran for 15-20 minutes and displayed the logo ‘Trinity Channel’, according to witnesses. The airport manager on duty captured the offensive film on CCTV cameras and immediately filed an FIR against the channel for showing a pornographic film.
Section 292 of the Indian Penal Code says publicly exhibiting or circulating obscene material in the form of printed material, clippings or films is illegal.
24/11/06 Naziya Alvi/Hindustan Times

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