India Today takes Rajdeep Sardesai off air for two weeks, docks one month's salary The decision was taken after Sardesai incorrectly reported that a farmer had been killed in police firing on January 26. ByNL Team28 Jan, 2021

 News channel India Today has taken its consulting editor Rajdeep Sardesai off the air for two weeks after misreporting on a farmer's death during the tractor rally, highly-placed sources at the channel told Newslaundry. Sardesai has also been docked of one month's salary.

On January 26, Sardesai incorrectly reported that Navneet Singh, a farmer, had been killed in police firing. Sardesai made the claims both on Twitter and on air.