Last week a video of a Madhya Pradesh cabinet minister kicking a homeless child who was in her way created buzz on the Internet and now a video has leaked in which a reporter holding an Aaj Tak microphone prepares to interview the child from the incident.

The video reveals the reporter prompting the child with statements, urging him to demand compensation for his education from the minister who kicked him. The reporter offers the boy money to buy alcohol in return for the desired statement.

A few hours after the video surfaced, Aaj Tak released this statement, clarifying that the reporter was a stringer who has now been terminated.

Here’s the statement by AAJ TAK after the Incident:

Official statement by @aajtak on clip being circulated on social media. pic.twitter.com/5k2rk8EyWQ

— Rahul Kanwal (@rahulkanwal) November 4, 2015

Watch the video here in which AAJ TAK Reporter Offering A Boy Alcohol:

Now “Aaj Tak” into India’s trending topics:

The video has met with widespread outrage online, propelling “Aaj Tak” into India’s trending topics. Check out some of the Tweets below:

Aaj Tak journo bribes beggar with alcohol to parrot a statement created by him. How do we trust reports from Aaj tak now?

— This is shocking (@bwoyblunder) November 4, 2015

Aaj Tak Tagline ➡

“Advertisers pay for news , Advertisements are complimentary” https://t.co/DgeDqLT188

— Rishi Bagree (@rishibagree) November 4, 2015

Dear Aaj Tak I will say whatever you want on camera for free beer.

— πr (@ranjit_pai) November 4, 2015

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