NDTV founders Prannoy Roy, Radhika Roy detained at Mumbai airport, stopped from leaving country

Mumbai: News television network NDTV's founders Prannoy Roy and his wife Radhika, facing an alleged corruption case, was prevented from flying abroad on Friday on the basis of a "preventive" lookout circular (LOC) issued by the CBI.

In a statement, the media company said Roy and his wife were stopped from travelling abroad on the basis of "a fake and wholly unsubstantiated corruption case initiated by the CBI" two years ago.

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials in New Delhi said a "preventive" LOC was issued against the duo in June in connection with alleged fraud in relation to ICICI Bank. They were stopped from leaving the country on the basis of the LOC, they added.