Karnal, Oct. 12 -- A day after five employees of a news channel were arrested for allegedly broadcasting an old video as a live sting operation on the drug menace in Haryana, police on Sunday said initial investigations suggest a planned propaganda campaign targeting Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini ahead of the Punjab elections.

All five accused were produced before a local court on Sunday. According to the court orders, the managing director and a journalist have been remanded to four days in police custody, an anchor and an editor to three days, and another staff member to a one-day remand for further questioning.

Kurukshetra superintendent of police (SP) Chander Mohan said analysis of digital evidence, including WhatsApp cha...