Mumbai, April 16 (TIWN) Hours after its reporter was arrested by Mumbai Police, the ABP Majha Marathi news TV channel has debunked allegations that its reportage on April 14 could be linked to the huge crowd of migrants thronging outside Bandra west station.

In a statement here on Thursday, the channel has termed reports linking the migrant gathering with its news reports as "entirely misconceived" and circulated with the sole intention of baselessly maligning ABP Majha".

Claiming its stories were broadcast in public interest, it said it had valid documents and information, on the basis of which it ran multiple stories on the channel.

After the PM''s announcement on Tuesday at 10 a.m. on continuing the lockdown, announcements later from the Ministry of Railway pertaining to cancellation of trains and refunds till May 3, the channel said from 12.30-13.30 hrs it clearly announced that no trains would be running.

"There is no conceivable way in which the crowds that gathered at the Bandra West Station from around 3:45 p.m. can be linked to our stories. To insinuate that our running of the story and the updates thereafter amount to a criminal act is outrageous," ABP Majha said in a statement early today.