After the massive success of Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story, veteran filmmaker Hansal Mehta is bringing another real-life story that shocked entire India in 2010-2012. Hansal Mehta's upcoming series Scoop's trailer was released in early May and ever since then fans are eagerly waiting to witness the true story behind the infamous case of Jigna Vora who was named accused in the shocking murder of another journalist. Created by Hansal Mehta and Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul, the upcoming Netflix series Scoop stars Karishma Tanna as a star crime reporter named Jagruti Pathak. Apart from Karishma Tanna, Scoop also includes Harman Baweja, Ravi Mahashabde, Zeeshan Aayub, and more in pivotal roles. Now, the question arises what is Scoop OTT Release date or what is Scoop's streaming date? To know the answer continue reading below-
Scoop OTT Release Date
The much-awaited crime series Scoop will be released on Netflix on June 2, 2023. Scoop will be available for streaming on Netflix from 12 AM (IST) on Netflix. Talking about Scoop's storyline- Karishma Tanna plays the character of a crime reporter named Jagruti Pathak who is also the Deputy Bureau Chief of a newspaper. One day, Jagruti Pathak lands an interview with one of the big underworld names, Nana, who belongs to Chhota Rajan's gang. The trailer further shows that Jagruti Pathak has good sources on the field due to which she easily gets high-profile interviews and even confirmation from the Police officials if any crime or big incident takes place. This envies her other fellow journalists.
However, things go upside down when Jaideb Sen (Prosenjit Chatterjee) is murdered in cold blood by Chota Rajan's men. Following that, Jagruti Pathak becomes the main suspect and is sent off to jail. While most of the world believes Jagruti is guilty, she has to fight to clear her name.
Scoop's True Story
Notably, Scoop is a true story based on the book written by Jigna Vora, 'Behind Bars In Byculla: My Days in Prison'. Jagruti Pathak's character is based on journalist and writer Jigna Vora and the murder which has been discussed in the series is of Jyotirmoy Dey. Writer & Journalist Jigna Vora was Deputy Chief of Bureau of Asian Age when in 2012 she was named in the chargesheet of the Mumbai Crime Branch in the murder of another journalist named Jyotirmoy Dey. Jyotirmoy Dey was an investigative journalist of Mid-Day who specialized in writing about the underworld. In July 2012, Jigna Vora was granted bail. Then, finally, in 2018, the trial court had acquitted Vora and another accused Joseph Paulson of all charges.
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