The minister was addressing the News18 India Chaupal summit held on 1-2 December.
The case had come to light in October 2020.
An FIR in the case was registered in October, 2020
The channel and its editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami are listed as ‘suspects’ in the case.
Interim relief granted to Goswami & ARG Outlier Media to continue for two weeks.